Mother sentenced to 8 years for abusing infant
By J Swygart - jswygart@limanews.com
Cheyenne Hooper, 23, of Lima, was sentenced Thursday to eight years in prison on a second-degree felony charge of endangering children for injuries sustained by her infant daughter nearly two years ago.
J Swygart | The Lima News
Lyla Stratton, who suffered potentially life-threatening injuries more than two years ago while in the care of her mother, Cheyenne Hooper, was outside the Allen County Justice Center on Thursday along side family and friends. Hooper was sentenced to eight year in prison for causing serious physical harm to the girl who was seven months old at the time.
May 29—LIMA — Jurors deliberated for more than four hours Friday before returning a split verdict in the trial of a Lima woman accused of physically abusing her 7-month-old daughter more than two years ago. Jurors found that Cheyenne Hooper, 23, was not guilty of the most serious charge against her, a second-degree felony count of felonious assault that alleged she knowingly caused physical .
Mother takes the stand in child abuse trial
By J Swygart - jswygart@limanews.com
Dr. Daniel Adler, a pediatric neurologist with practices in New York and New Jersey, took the witness stand on Thursday in the trial of Cheyenne Hooper and expressed the opinion that injuries suffered by 7-month-old Lyla Stratton, Hooper’s daughter, could have been caused by falling off a bed in the family home.
J Swygart | The Lima News
Judge Terri Kohlrieser lectured defense attorneys and considered ordering a mistrial Thursday in the case of Cheyenne Hooper, charged with inflicting injuries upon her young daughter more than two years ago. A defense witness strayed from his stated testimony, prompting prosecutors to request the mistrial.