Southern Minnesota woman going to prison for death of her son
Chelsea Olinger
Posted: May 18, 2021 1:09 PM
Updated: May 18, 2021 2:10 PM
Posted By: Mike Bunge
MANKATO, Minn. – A plea deal over the death of her 16-month-old son is sending a southern Minnesota woman to prison.
Chelsea Rae Olinger, 28 of Mankato, was charged with second and third-degree murder, first-degree assault, and malicious punishment of a child. She eventually entered an Alford plea to first-degree manslaughter was ordered Tuesday to spend seven years and six months behind bars, with credit for 461 days already served.
Olinger was arrested in February 2020 after bringing her child to the hospital in Mankato. The boy was then transferred to Mayo Clinic in Rochester with a brain injury, compression fractures of two vertebrae, seven broken ribs, a laceration of the liver, and numerous bruises. The child was declared dead two days later.
Mankato woman pleads guilty to death of 16-month-old son
Mankato woman pleads guilty to death of 16-month-old son By KEYC Staff | March 1, 2021 at 8:40 PM CST - Updated March 1 at 8:40 PM
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) A Mankato woman pleaded guilty Monday to the death of her 16-month-old son.
Chelsea Rae Olinger, 28, entered a guilty plea on charges of first-degree manslaughter. She was also charged with second and third-degree murder, first-degree assault and malicious punishment of a child.
Olinger was arrested in February 2020 after she brought her child to the hospital in Mankato. The boy was then transferred to Mayo Clinic in Rochester with a brain injury, compression fractures of two vertebrae, seven broken ribs, a laceration of the liver, and numerous bruises.
Southern Minnesota woman takes plea deal in death of her son
Chelsea Olinger
Updated: Mar 2, 2021 1:22 PM
Posted By: Mike Bunge
MANKATO, Minn. – A southern Minnesota woman has entered an Alford plea in the death of her 16-month-old son.
Chelsea Rae Olinger, 28 of Mankato, had been charged with 2nd and 3rd degree murder, 1st degree assault, and malicious punishment of a child. She entered the Alford plea Monday to 1st degree manslaughter and is scheduled to be sentenced on May 18 in Blue Earth County District Court. An Alford plea means Olinger is not admitting guilt but concedes she could be convicted at trial and will accept sentencing.