LOUISBURG, N.C (AP) — A North Carolina teenager whose newborn baby died and was buried in her family’s
suburban yard faces a felony charge of concealing the birth.
Franklin County District Attorney Sam Currin said Tuesday the 16-year-old mother was charged with the
lowest class of felony and released on $50,000 bond. Currin said the teenager has no prior criminal
record. That means a conviction could carry between 3 months and 8 months of community service under the
state’s sentencing grid.
Currin said Franklin County sheriff deputies handled the arrest and he didn’t know the teen’s name. Jones
did not return a call seeking comment.
Authorities last month found a full-term baby girl weighing 8 1/2 pounds buried in the backyard of a home
in a subdivision near Louisburg.LOUISBURG, N.C (AP) — A North Carolina teenager whose newborn baby died
and was buried in her family’s suburban yard faces a felony charge of concealing the birth.
Franklin County District Attorney Sam Currin said Tuesday the 16-year-old mother was charged with the
lowest class of felony and released on $50,000 bond. Currin said the teenager has no prior criminal
record. That means a conviction could carry between 3 months and 8 months of community service under the
state’s sentencing grid.
Currin said Franklin County sheriff deputies handled the arrest and he didn’t know the teen’s name. Jones
did not return a call seeking comment.
Authorities last month found a full-term baby girl weighing 8 1/2 pounds buried in the backyard of a home
in a subdivision near Louisburg.