AUSTIN, Minn. – A Glenville woman said she said she would plead guilty to child endangerment and drug possession in the asphyxiation death of her infant son if a more serious charge were dropped. Originally Jocelyn Leslie Pater, 26, was charged with manslaughter. Investigators said that Pater fell asleep on a couch with the child under her. That was in December 2021. An autopsy found the child had died of smothering but also had meth in his system. Whether the meth factored into his death was not ascertained. Investigators found meth and needles in the house and a meth pipe near baby bottles and a nipple. The nipple tested positive for meth.
Pater. The death of her 2-month-old son occurred at an Austin address.