Breaking News: Kelli Jacobsen: Former nanny’s manslaughter retrial set for May 27, 2015. Publisher's note: Due to a 'writing' assignment, I will not be filing fresh posts for several weeks. (With the exception of breaking news;) When I am back in action I will make up for lost time with a vengeance. In the meantime, please keep me up to date with developments and don't hesitate to bring new matters of interest to this Blog to my attention at hlevy15@gmail.com.

BREAKING NEWS:  "The second trial for a former nanny charged in the death of a Richland toddler is set to start two years after a jury was unable to reach a verdict.........On Friday, Prosecutor Andy Miller said it was challenging to agree on dates because of their separate court schedules, but they were able to find a compromise with a May 27 trial......... Jacobsen is charged with first-degree manslaughter with aggravating circumstances. She was the nanny for Ryder Morrison, who died on the operating table a day after celebrating his first birthday. Doctors have said Ryder’s death on June 22, 2011, was from abusive head trauma, which happened minutes or possibly up to 24 hours before he was rushed to Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland. Jacobsen had been at home with Ryder. His mother, Tawney Johnson, stopped home during her half-hour lunch break but was back at work when she got the call her son was going to Kadlec. Prosecutors allege Jacobsen recklessly caused the toddler’s death. Jacobsen had said she believed Ryder was either pushing or climbing on top of a small toy and fell about six inches, though some medical experts said the fatal injuries were the result of being shaken or assaulted. Scott Johnson, who represented Jacobsen in the first trial, tried to point the finger at the mother, claiming maybe she did something to the toddler while the two were home alone the evening of his birthday. After listening to nine days of testimony and deliberating for 19 hours, the jury announced on May 10, 2013, that they were deadlocked. Judge Vic VanderSchoor declared a mistrial."

PUBLISHER'S NOTE:
 
Dear Readers. Due to a 'writing' assignment,  I will not be filing fresh posts for several weeks. (With the exception of breaking news;)  When I am back in action I will make up for lost time with a vengeance. In the meantime, please keep me up to date with developments and don't hesitate to bring new matters of interest to this Blog to my attention at hlevy15@gmail.com.
 
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PS: For latest coverage of the Mark Lundy retrial  go to: http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/mark-lundy-murder-retrial