Woman Pleads Guilty to Charges After Overdose Death of Child Woman Pleads Guilty to Charges After Overdose Death of Child

6/6/14 - A woman has entered a plea to criminal charges filed in connection with the overdose death last year of a child in the Fowlerville area. 22-year-old Chelsie Lenee Marme pleaded guilty as charged to involuntary manslaughter and 2nd degree child abuse in Livingston County Circuit Court. Prosecutors agreed to a mid-guideline sentencing cap but should the judge exceed that recommendation, Marme would be able to withdraw her plea. Authorities say Marme and 24-year-old Jared Kyle Brock were babysitting Brock’s niece August 31st at his mother’s home in Handy Township when the child is believed to have swallowed a Suboxone pill that belonged to Brock. The synthetic opiate is normally used for treatment of opiate dependence. Authorities say Brock and Marme were twice told to take the child to the hospital, first by friends they had called and then Poison Control, but failed to do so. They also didn’t tell the child’s paternal grandmother about the pill before leaving the home that afternoon. The child died later that night. Brock and Marme initially denied knowledge of the pill, but later admitted the child had swallowed it. Meanwhile, both Brock and Marme are facing custody proceedings for their own child because of the criminal case. (JM)