AUSTIN, Minn. – A St. Paul woman was placed on five years probation for falling asleep on a couch and smothering her baby son to death. Jocelyn Leslie Pater, 26, formerly from Glenville in Mower County, was high on meth at the time. Judge Kevin Siefken issued the sentence. In December 2021 Pater was charged with second-degree manslaughter, felony child endangerment, and two drug charges. The charges were narrowed to manslaughter in a plea deal. She also was ordered to 200 hours of community service.
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