Dakota Rae Jones, Wyatt Duchette, and the aftermath of the fire that took the 8-year-old’s life (WOIO screenshots)
An Ohio mother who was charged with killing her 8-year-old son in a house fire and injuring his 10-year-old stepbrother has pleaded guilty to endangering children and attempted endangering children, according to records out of Huron County.
In exchange, prosecutors dropped their involuntary manslaughter case against the defendant, Dakota Rae Jones, 33. She was sentenced on March 10 to five years of community control. The probation department also gets to decide how she will serve her 90 days in jail, with an option for her to be given house arrest.
