Fort Hall woman sentenced to prison for causing the death of her 7-week-old baby with meth

The pursuing is simply a news merchandise from nan Idaho U.S. Attorney’s Office.

POCATELLO – Keisha Cody, 27, of Fort Hall, was sentenced to 5 years successful national situation for felony wounded to a child, pursuing nan decease of her seven-week-old babe boy connected Dec. 10, 2019, astatine Fort Hall, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced Tuesday.

According to tribunal records, Cody admitted to recklessly causing nan wellness of her kid to beryllium injured by willfully exposing nan kid to methamphetamine and causing nan kid to go malnourished, which resulted successful nan child’s death.

On Dec. 10, 2019, Fort Hall Police and an ambulance were called to Cody’s residence connected nan Fort Hall Reservation of nan Shoshone‑Bannock Tribes because of a study of a kid who was not breathing. A personification staying astatine nan residence that nighttime told constabulary she woke up astir 9 a.m. and Cody was crying, stating her babe would not aftermath up. Emergency aesculapian unit performed life-saving measures connected nan child, but nan seven-week-old boy was later declared dead.

An autopsy concluded nan origin of decease was malnutrition, and that nan kid had a important level of methamphetamine successful his blood, which contributed to his malnutrition and death. Cody admitted successful an question and reply pinch nan FBI that she utilized methamphetamine astir nan kid and different exposed nan kid to methamphetamine.

“This lawsuit painfully demonstrates nan deadly consequences of constituent maltreatment and supplier addiction,” said Hurwit. “We guidelines pinch nan Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, arsenic good arsenic nan rule enforcement officers and emergency unit who responded to this tragedy, successful mourning this nonaccomplishment of life.”

“The nonaccomplishment of her guiltless newborn is thing this mother will now person to unrecorded pinch for nan remainder of her life,” said Special Agent successful Charge Shohini Sinha of nan Salt Lake City FBI. “This lawsuit shows nan unintended and devastating consequences of supplier addiction. The FBI and our partners are continuously moving to combat this problem which has resulted successful truthful overmuch symptom and demolition successful our communities.”

Chief U.S. District Judge David C. Nye ordered nan five-year situation condemnation beryllium followed by 3 years of supervised release. Cody pleaded blameworthy to nan complaint connected Dec. 21, 2023.

U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit commended nan cooperative efforts of nan FBI, nan Fort Hall Police Department, nan Bannock County Coroner’s Office, CARES astatine St. Luke’s successful Twin Falls, and nan Ada County Coroner’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jack Haycock prosecuted nan case.