Huntington Mother Peads Guilty in Infant Daughter's Death

An eight-week-old Huntington girl died of shaken baby syndrome. And as of yesterday, both of her parents have pleaded guilty to charges in connection with her death. The child’s mother, 23-year-old Jessica Bennett was about to go on trial yesterday, when she accepted a plea agreement. Bennett pleaded guilty to neglect of a dependent causing death. The plea agreement calls for her to get up to 40 years in prison. It also calls for the state to drop several charges, including battery causing death and voluntary manslaughter. The child’s father, Tristan Bowling, is already serving a sentence for his role in her death.