(WJET/WFXP)– The North East woman whose child was found wandering a local street, filthy and naked, while keeping her other children locked away in a room filled with garbage and human waste in May 2025 has been handed her sentence.
According to the Erie County District Attorney’s Office, Judge Daniel Brabender sentenced 31-year-old Elizabeth Pohl to 36-72 months in prison, followed by one year of probation.
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Pohl pleaded guilty in November 2025 to three counts of first-degree felony endangering the welfare of a child, with prosecutors agreeing not to pursue another felony child endangerment charge, three felony counts of unlawful restraint, and misdemeanor reckless endangerment.
ADA Shane Kaliszewski, who handled the case, previously told us two more felony child endangerment charges and three felony false imprisonment charges were upgraded at her preliminary hearing from third-degree felony charges to first-degree…