WEST ALEXANDRIA, Preble County — UPDATE @ 10:26 a.m. (Nov. 30):
A judge has sentenced Christy Warwick to nine years in prison.
UPDATE @ 9:32 a.m. (Nov. 30):
Sentencing is underway this morning for Christy Warwick, who admitted to involuntary manslaughter and child endangering in connection to her son’s death last December.
Warwick was found guilty of those charges after her 21-month-old son Sylas died.
During the sentencing the prosecuting attorney addressed the courtroom as well as a doctor from Dayton Children’s who said the child was “notably malnourished.”
The prosecutor also played cell phone video of the 21-month-old that was captured a week before his death, which led to Warwick’s family members breaking down in tears.
UPDATE @ 9:01 a.m. (Oct. 24): Christy Lynn Warwick admitted to involuntary manslaughter and child endangering in the December 2015 death of her 21-month-old son.
She could get up to 14 years in prison and fined up to $30,000 when she is sentenced, which is scheduled for Nov. 29, according to the court and prosecutor’s office.
Until her sentencing, Warwick remains free on bond.
INITIAL REPORT (Oct. 24)
A plea hearing is scheduled this morning for the mother accused of involuntary manslaughter and child endangering in her son’s death last December.
Christy Warwick, of West Alexandria, is to be in court at 9 a.m., according to the clerk of courts office.
Warwick is accused of causing the death of her son, Sylas.
“There were obvious signs of injury … I believe both old and new. I’m not going to go into what the specific injuries were,” said Preble County Sheriff Mike Simpson. “There was indication … this child was somewhat malnourished.”
The secret indictment handed up in May states the offense date of September through December 2015.
“Our investigation got us back to at least that September date,” Simpson said. “It’s our belief that there’s no reason that this child should be dead.”
Defense attorney Brian Muenchenbach, said the mother maintains her innocence.
“It’s a tragic situation any time you have a death of an infant,” Muenchenbach said. “The family is mourning the loss; the mother is mourning that loss. Christy has been a dedicated mother to all of her children throughout her life.”
