SAN FRANCISCO - A California woman pleaded not guilty Wednesday to murder and attempted murder charges in the drowning of her 12-year-old son and attempting drowning of her 7-year-old boy. A judge denied bail for Sherri Telnas, who was prosecuted a decade ago in Montana for trying to drown the eldest son when he was 10 months old. If convicted on all charges, Telnas faces a maximum sentence of either life in prison without the possibility of parole or the death penalty. Her attorney, public defender Pia Stanley, did not immediately return a call from The Associated Press seeking comment. Telnas was sentenced in 2009 to the custody of Montana health officials for two 10-year sentences running consecutively for trying to drown her baby.

Source: thestar July 03, 2019 19:30 UTC