A Fayette County mother and her boyfriend have each pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter and first-degree criminal abuse in connection with the July 2024 death of 20-month-old Joshua Bowen, according to court documents.
Briana Leigh Johnson, 27 — Joshua’s mother — pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter and first-degree criminal abuse of a child 12 or under in Fayette Circuit Court. Her boyfriend, Kyle Shannon-Lee Guindon, 22, pleaded guilty to the same charges and also to second-degree assault (domestic violence), according to court documents.
The Commonwealth recommended a sentence of 10 years on each count for Johnson, to run consecutively, for a total of 20 years to be served. The court reserved ruling on that recommendation until sentencing, documents detailed…