Pine Ridge Woman Pleads Guilty to Killing a Child by Lying on Top of Him

January 30, 2010 - U.S. Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Kendra Warrior, age 23, of Pine Ridge, appeared before U.S. District Judge Richard H. Battey on January 27, 2010, and pled guilty to count one of an indictment that charged her with involuntary manslaughter. The maximum penalty upon conviction is eight years' imprisonment and a $250,000 fine. Warrior and the child’s father had consumed alcoholic beverages and then placed their 5-month-old child in the same bed in which both adults were sleeping. The child was killed as a result of Warrior lying on top of him. The investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Mara M. Kohn. A presentence investigation was ordered, and a sentencing date was set for April 13, 2010. The defendant was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshal pending sentencing.