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| McDermid Sentenced to 37.5 Years in Prison for 3-Year-Old's Death 04/07/17 11:30am |
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determinate term of 37 1/2 years in State Prison, with ten-years of post-release parole, this morning in Lewis County Court with the Honorable Daniel R. King presiding. He was also ordered to pay $375 in court fees. On January 17th, Mr. McDermid entered guilty pleas to one count of first- degree Manslaughter, a class "B" felony; one count of first-degree Assault, a class "B" felony; two counts of second-degree assault, class "D" felonies; and one count of Endangering the Welfare of a Child, a class "A" misdemeanor, satisfying all counts in the original indictment. Mr. McDermid had also been facing a second-degree Murder charge, which was dismissed as part of his plea deal, in connection to the death of his girlfriend's three-year-old daughter, on July 12th in Deer River. The child's mother, Shelby Poore-McIntosh, 23, entered a guilty plea in October to second- degree Manslaughter, satisfying all counts she was facing for her role in the toddler's death. The indictment of the pair was announced during a September 9th news conference. Ms. Poore-McIntosh has yet to be sentenced on the charge, but is expected to receive 4 to 12 years in State Prison when sentencing takes place on May 5th. |
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