By: Associated Press//May 7, 2019//
WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin baby sitter accused of killing a 2-month-old boy last fall has pleaded not guilty.
Twenty-nine-year-old Marissa Tietsort, of Wausau, appeared in court Monday and was silent. A judge entered the plea for her.
Authorities allege Tietsort caused the baby’s death in October, then put him in a snowsuit and car seat and returned him to his mother without telling her the child was dead.
An autopsy found the boy died from blunt-force injuries to his head. His tailbone also was broken.
Tietsort is charged with first-degree intentional homicide. She’s being held on a $500,000 bond and is to return to court on June 13 for a pre-trial conference. She faces life in prison if convicted.