Woman sentenced to 14 years for manslaughter and child neglect crimes that occurred in Fort Totten

Woman sentenced to 14 years for manslaughter and child neglect crimes that occurred in Fort Totten

NORTH DAKOTA — A 31-year-old woman from Tokio, North Dakota, was recently sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for involuntary manslaughter and child neglect. Tierra Lynn Scott was sentenced to the statutory maximum of eight years for the involuntary manslaughter charge, and an additional two years for each of her three counts of child neglect, according to a press release issued by the U.S. States Attorney's Office located in Fargo. Scott wi…