A western Nebraska judge has dismissed charges brought against a mother nearly five years after the death of her 2-year-old daughter.
An autopsy showed that Juliette Geurts died in 2008 because of trauma, and her death was classified as a homicide. But the case languished without arrests until a public petition drive last year gathered enough signatures to force an investigation by a grand jury, which indicted 25-year-old Charyse Geurts earlier this year.
The grand jury also indicted Geurts’ ex-boyfriend, Dustin Chancey, on manslaughter and other charges in Juliette’s death.
Scotts Bluff County District Judge Leo Dobrovolny dismissed accessory and false reporting charges against Geurts on Thursday. The judge agreed with Geurts’ attorney that the three-year statute of limitations had run out.
Here is a link to the original story on this case which appeared on the Post in January: