KEWAUNEE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - A mom who allegedly left a 7-month-old child alone in a bathtub for several minutes before the baby drowned pleaded .
By Casey Nelson
Apr 29, 2021 | 3:04 PM
KEWAUNEE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – A mom who allegedly left a 7-month-old child alone in a bathtub for several minutes before the baby drowned pleaded not guilty Thursday.
Cheyanne Wierichs, 23, is charged with neglecting a child-consequence is death for the Feb. 9 incident at an Algoma residence.
Wierichs waived her preliminary hearing before the arraignment was held. No trial was set. She returns to court June 24.
Also Thursday, a judge approving her bond from a $5,000 cash bond to a signature bond. Upon her release, she will be taken an addiction treatment facility. The cash bond would be reinstated after completion of her treatment, said Judge Keith Mehn.