APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – A woman charged for the 2017 co-sleeping death of her 2-month-old son made her first local court appearance Monday on a reckless homicide charge.
Nicole Sobay, 35, was charged in 2019 but never appeared in Outagamie County court. She was arrested in Alaska in February and was extradited to Wisconsin, a prosecutor said Monday.
Bond was set Monday at $250,000 cash. She returns to court May 13 for a status conference.
According to the criminal complaint, police responded to an apartment on North Richmond Street on June 6, 2017. The person who called authorities reported Sobay said the child was ‘gone’ and had suffocated.
“Sobay mentioned sleeping with the infant in the same bed. She said when she woke up, the child was facedown and not responding,” the complaint states. “While outside in the parking lot, Ms. Sobay made a comment stating something to the effect that she does not drink often and she was hungover. She then stated she had passed out. She also made statements about the child being face down but not being able to roll over.”
Sobay’s blood tested positive for amphetamines, methamphetamines, opiates, and cannabinoids.
The medical examiner said the child died “from Asphyxia with High risk sleeping environment including bed sharing with an adult as a contributing factor (Significant Condition),” the complaint states.
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