Parents, relatives avoid jail time in Columbia County case involving girl's death
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Columbia County DA Paul Czajka speaks with reporters following sentencing of former Troy police officers John Comitale and Ron Epstein in Rensselaer County Court for sentencing Tuesday Nov. 13, 2018 in Troy, NY. (John Carl D'Annibale/Times Union)John Carl D'Annibale/Albany Times Union
HUDSON - The parents and relatives who pleaded guilty to child endangerment charges in a case involving the death of a girl were sentenced in Columbia County Court to three years of probation and ordered to complete 50 hours of community service on Thursday.
None of the defendants were sentenced to jail, including the parents, Steven Bennett, 58, and Heidi Trangberg-Bennett, 47, who were originally charged with second-degree manslaughter in the death of their 12-year-old daughter, Evanna.