- Alesha Marie Martin, 25, faces aggravated child abuse charges in Utah.
- Martin allegedly poisoned her son with unprescribed clonidine, causing near-fatal conditions.
- She faces similar charges in Nevada and has a prior child abuse conviction, charges say.
SALT LAKE CITY — A Nevada woman accused of poisoning her young child in that state is now accused of committing similar crimes in Utah.
Alesha Marie Martin, 25, of Reno, was charged Tuesday in 3rd District Court with two counts of aggravated child abuse, a first-degree felony.
In June, a 1-year-old boy was taken to Primary Children’s Hospital after allegedly being poisoned. The boy’s grandfather told police that the boy “had been poisoned by his mother, defendant Alesha Marie Martin.” The grandfather also told investigators that Martin was accused of similar actions in Nevada and believed the young boy “had also been poisoned by Martin in Salt Lake County,” according to charging documents…