Iowa man convicted of murder as a teen granted parole
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Man convicted of 1994 Ottumwa killing granted parole
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Kelsie Thomas, in a 2018 mugshot. File
OTTUMWA â The mother a judge said was guilty of involuntary manslaughter in her daughter s death is seeking clarification.
Kelsie Thomas was found guilty by Judge Lucy Gamon of involuntary manslaughter. She was originally charged with first degree murder after her five-year-old daughter Cloe Chandler died in July 2018.
Gamon ruled that the killing was without premeditation, a requirement for a first-degree murder conviction. She entered a ruling that Thomas was guilty of involuntary manslaughter. Gamon decided the case because Thomas waived her right to a jury trial.
Attorneys for Thomas questioned whether she could be found guilty of felony involuntary manslaughter, as Gamon had ruled in November.