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A former Eugene day care worker pleaded guilty Tuesday to first-degree criminal mistreatment and tampering with evidence related to the 2018 death of an infant in her care, while having charges of criminally negligent homicide and manslaughter dismissed.
Nicole Sumpter was charged in connection to the death of a 9-month-old infant that stopped breathing in her care at Little Big Blessings in Eugene. The infant, William Cannon, died days later in the hospital.
Sumpter was sentenced Lane County Circuit Court to three years of probation for the two charges, which included knowingly withholding “necessary and adequate” medical attention and physical care from Cannon, and intentionally deleting photo evidence.
Sumpter was sentenced to three years’ probation.
Posted: Jun 1, 2021 11:43 PM
Posted By: Connor McCarthy
EUGENE, Ore. Nicole Sumpter plead guilty Tuesday for criminal mistreatment and tampering with evidence involving the death of an infant, but her lawyer said she did not have a part in his death.
Laura Fine, said her client admits to not taking the proper steps to call for help, but she said Sumpter did everything she could to save the baby s life. Fine said the baby had a history of medical problems and was misdiagnosed by doctors.
In August of 2018, Sumpter was caring for 9-month-old William Cannon when he went into cardiac arrest. According to Fine and court documents, Sumpter tried to perform CPR on Cannon. She stepped away to let a grandmother pickup up her grandchild she was also taking care of. Sumpter acknowledged deleting photos of that child she had on her phone.