Norwalk mom charged with killing newborn pleads guilty to second-degree murder
Updated: 5:03 PM CDT Jul 3, 2024
Norwalk mom charged with killing newborn pleads guilty to second-degree murder
Updated: 5:03 PM CDT Jul 3, 2024
BREAKING NEWS. BREAKING AT FIVE A NORWALK WOMAN CHARGED IN THE DEATH OF HER INFANT SON LAST YEAR IS TAKING A PLEA DEAL IN THE CASE. INVESTIGATORS SAY MEGAN STOUT PUT HER NEWBORN BABY BOY IN A TRASH BAG AND LEFT HIM IN A DITCH LAST MARCH. SHE WAS CHARGED WITH FIRST DEGREE MURDER, ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS. SHE PLEADED GUILTY TO SECOND DEGREE MURDER. STOUT’S FATHER, RODNEY, IS ALSO CHARGED IN THIS CASE. HIS CASE IS ON HOLD RIGHT
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Norwalk mom charged with killing newborn pleads guilty to second-degree murder
Updated: 5:03 PM CDT Jul 3, 2024
A Norwalk mother accused of killing her newborn baby has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, a week before she was set to go to trial for first-degree murder.Megan Staude was arrested in March 2023 after she and her father, Rodney Staude, allegedly placed the baby in a trash bag and left it in a ditch the month before. Both were charged with first-degree murder. Megan Staude's trial was scheduled to start July 9, but on Wednesday, she entered a plea of guilty to second-degree murder. A status conference is scheduled for Aug. 26.Rodney Staude's case is currently on hold while he undergoes a mental evaluation.
INDIANOLA, Iowa —
A Norwalk mother accused of killing her newborn baby has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, a week before she was set to go to trial for first-degree murder.
Megan Staude was arrested in March 2023 after she and her father, Rodney Staude, allegedly placed the baby in a trash bag and left it in a ditch the month before. Both were charged with first-degree murder.
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Megan Staude's trial was scheduled to start July 9, but on Wednesday, she entered a plea of guilty to second-degree murder.
A status conference is scheduled for Aug. 26.
Rodney Staude's case is currently on hold while he undergoes a mental evaluation.