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Persia Nelson, 24, has been charged with second-degree murder after her 10-month-old baby, Halo Branton, died after being found in a 10-foot pipe. She was previously only charged with manslaughter
A 9:00 PM Amber Alert issued for a missing 10-month-old Schenectady girl, Halo Branton, on Sunday ended several hours later after police found the baby clinging to life in a drain pipe and rushed her to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead the next day. Halo s mother is now charged in the crime.
An Amber Alert notifying the public on Sunday morning about Halo Branton s disappearance was delayed due to a technical glitch in the state s alert system.