A southern Indiana jury found a stepmother guilty of two of the four charges filed against her in the death of her 3-year-old stepdaughter last year.
According to court documents, Ashanti Jackson of Indianapolis was found guilty of aggravated battery and neglect of a dependent, resulting in damage, by a Clark County jury on Friday after deliberating for 7.5 hours. Jackson could potentially spend up to 46 years in jail for both charges.
According to a probable cause document, an investigation began on August 22, 2023, when a detective from Clarksville, Indiana, arrived at Norton Children’s Hospital in downtown Louisville after a 3-year-old was transported there from the Clarksville Suburban Motel. That’s off Broadway Street, off Veterans Parkway…