MINDEN, Neb. (AP) – Three people who pleaded no contest to lesser charges in the death of a 4-year-old Minden boy are going to prison. Dustin Scoville, Sharon Turnell and her husband, Charles, were charged in the December 2009 death of Landon Payne. He was Sharon Turnell’s nephew, and lived with couple.
The Hastings Tribune says Scoville and Sharon Turnell were sentenced on Tuesday to 49-50 years in prison for attempted child abuse resulting in death. Charles Turnell was sentenced to 19-20 years in prison for attempted child abuse resulting in serious bodily injury. A fourth person, Katie Payne, pleaded no contest to intentional child abuse without injury and is awaiting sentencing.