The suspect's mother is Angie Canepa, a Franklin County assistant prosecutor. She has been quoted in the Columbus Dispatch as saying that she never just dimisses charges after evidence is found to be lacking. She always presses a lesser charge to get a conviction. I should know. I was charged with felony stalking. There was no evidence (I didn't do it; it was from my ex in a custody-divorce case) but I pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct because I called my ex a bitch on the phone. My alternative was a $5000 trial.
Hey, Angie! Too bad about your kid. Maybe they'll press for a lesser charge. Like manslaughter. Now you know what it's like to be on the other side.
Anyone care to tell us what state of the union? There are lots of cities named Columbus.
There are also a lot of posters who assume we can figure it out.