Judge Releases Mother Who Confessed to Fatally Smothering 2-Month-Old Daughter While High on Meth So She Can Sleep: ‘You’re Not Innocent, But You’re Not Guilty’
A mother from Indianapolis was found not guilty of neglectfully smothering her child to death, with the judge stating he would have found her guilty of a lesser charge had it been presented, WTHR reported.
Dacia Lacey, 32, was acquitted after Judge Mark Stoner determined that the charges brought against her did not fit the crime she confessed to.
The mother admitted to smothering her two-month-old daughter, Alona, with couch cushions in August 2022 while under the influence of methamphetamines. The tragic incident, she claimed, was an attempt to silence the infant’s persistent cries so she could sleep.
Initially, Lacey claimed to authorities that her daughter’s death was an accidental result of her children playing on the couch.
