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Brenda Roth Sentenced to 4 to 12 Years on Manslaughter Charge
03/31/17 11:50am  Updated 03/31/17   01:15pm
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    Lowville, NY- This morning in Lewis County Court, with Judge John Crandall
    presiding, Brenda E. Roth was sentenced to serve an indeterminate term of
    four to twelve years in State Prison on the top count of second-degree
    Manslaughter. The second count, Criminally Negligent Homicide, was
    dismissed and she was sentenced to serve one to three years concurrently on
    the third count of Tampering with evidence. Judge Crandall imposed a
    sentence of time served on the fourth count, Endangering the welfare of a
    child. She was additionally ordered to pay $375 in court fees.

    On January 26, following a four-day bench trial, Ms. Roth was found guilty on
    all four of the counts she was facing, stemming from the December 28, 2014
    death of 15-year-old Derek Holton, at her Deer River residence. Guilty verdicts
    were returned on each of the following charges:
    - Second-degree Manslaughter
    - Criminally Negligent Homicide
    - Tampering With Evidence
    - Endangering the Welfare of a Child

    The motions to vacate the verdicts, filed by the defense on February 24, were
    denied by Judge Crandall prior to sentencing. The defense indicated they
    would be filing an appeal on the verdicts.
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Special Prosecutor Caleb Petzoldt speaks with media following
sentencing in the Brenda Roth case.
Amber Holton, mother of Derek Holton, speaks with the media
after hearing the sentence imposed on Brenda Roth