Charge reduced in death of 14-month-old in Niles

WARREN — A report from the Summit County coroner’s office led to a plea bargain in which a murder charge was dropped against Jamie A. Champlin, 28, of Niles in exchange for a guilty plea to endangering children.

Champlin accepted the agreement today in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court.

Judge Andrew Logan will sentence him in about six weeks. Champlin could get probation or up to five years in prison on the third-degree felony.

Mike Burnett, an assistant county prosecutor, said a meeting with Dr. Lisa Kohler of the Summit County Coroner's office on Jan. 16 revealed the injury 14-month old Destiny N. Seybert received from Champlin might not have been the sole reason for her death.

The injury occurred while watching her in his home in the Royal Mall Apartments on Sept. 15.

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