An Indianapolis mother who admitted to fatally smothering her baby while high on meth became overwhelmed and hid her face in her hands when a controversial judge allowed her to walk free.
Dacia Lacey, 32, was found not guilty of neglect of a dependent resulting in the 2022 death of her daughter, Alona, by Judge Mark Stoner, who is already facing calls to resign after giving a mentally ill man who fatally shot a police officer a sentence of time served, WTHR reported.
The mom was cleared even though the judge told her it was “a case that happens when you’re a bad parent."
“There are some things you can never do. You can never have sole possession of your children and go out and use drugs,” Stoner said.
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