Texas Mother Sentenced to 40 Years After Tragic Infant Death in Blanco County Incident
Blanco County, TX—A tragic incident involving the death of an infant in rural Texas has resulted in a 40-year prison sentence for the mother, Danielle Ivy Dechert, local authorities said this week. Dechert, 27, entered a guilty plea on charges of injuring a child and recklessly causing the child’s death, with the sentence handed down by 33rd District Judge J. Allan Garrett in Blanco County. Earlier this August, in an area about 50 miles west …