COLUMBIA, Miss. (WDAM) - A Columbia woman was sentenced to prison recently after pleading to manslaughter in the overdose death of her 18-month-old son.

Janelle Lewis, 33, entered a plea of guilty to manslaughter in 15th District Circuit Court.

She was sentenced by Circuit Court Judge Prentiss Harrell to serve 15 years in in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections.

According to a news release from 15th Circuit Court District Attorney Hal Kittrell, the charges arose from the death of Lewis’ 18-month-old son, Landon Lewis.

On March 15, 2023, an unresponsive Landon Lewis was brought to Marion General Hospital by his parents.

Medical personnel were unable to resuscitate the child.

The cause of death was determined to be an overdose of the medication, suboxone.

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