巴吞鲁日母亲惠特尼·阿德拒绝就儿童芬太尼致死案认罪 30 年，一旦二级谋杀罪名成立，将面临终身监禁。 Baton Rouge mother Whitney Ard rejects 30-year plea in child's fentanyl death, faces life sentence if convicted of second-degree murder.
巴吞鲁日的母亲惠特尼·阿德因其 2 岁的儿子因芬太尼中毒死亡而被控二级谋杀罪，她拒绝了认罪协议，该协议规定她必须承认过失杀人罪，才能判处 30 年徒刑。 Baton Rouge mother Whitney Ard, accused of second-degree murder after her 2-year-old son died of fentanyl poisoning, rejected a plea bargain offering her a 30-year sentence in exchange for pleading guilty to manslaughter. 如果二级谋杀罪名成立，阿德将面临强制终身监禁。 Ard faces a mandatory life sentence if convicted of second-degree murder. 母亲选择不接受认罪协议，否则她将获得减刑。 The mother opted not to accept the plea deal, which would have allowed her to serve a reduced sentence.