Moorhead woman to plead guilty to drunken day care
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A Moorhead woman has reached a plea deal over charges that she was drunk while caring for children at her home day care.
A KFGO-AM report Wednesday says Jayne Cote agreed to plead guilty to child neglect or endangerment.
Defense attorney Jade Rosenfeldt says in return, prosecutors will recommend a suspended jail sentence. That means she'd only serve the time if she violates terms of probation.
Prosecutors say police arrived at her day care on Oct. 2 and found her blood-alcohol level was 0.18 percent. That's more than twice the legal limit for driving.
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Rosenfeldt says his client is looking forward to rebuilding her life. He says she doesn't plan to go back into child care.
A judge will have to approve the plea agreement.
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Information from: KFGO