Emmetsburg, Iowa — An Emmetsburg daycare provider has pleaded not guilty in the death of a child who was nearly two years old.
According to court documents, 28-year-old Hannah Priest is facing one count of child endangerment resulting in death.
The documents allege that on January 19, 2023, Priest found the 23-month-old unresponsive in his sleeping cot. Authorities have confirmed Priest was the child’s daycare provider. EMTs responded to the Emmetsburg daycare and the toddler was eventually taken to a hospital in Des Moines, where the child was declared dead on January 24th of this year.
Priest is scheduled to go on trial February 6th, 2024.
Courtesy fellow Community First Broadcasting station KUOO in Spirit Lake
