Woman gets jail for taking toy from child's grave

ONTARIO, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio woman who was seen on surveillance video taking a stuffed animal from a child’s grave has been ordered to spend a month in jail.

Frieda Kay Shade, 54, of Mansfield said she took the stuffed duck from an Ontario cemetery because she didn’t want it to be destroyed by a dog running loose nearby.

The Mansfield News Journal reports a municipal judge sentencing Shade on Tuesday for misdemeanor theft said he didn’t believe her story. He gave her 180 days in jail with all but 30 days suspended, plus community service and a fine. Her cemetery access also is restricted.

The Easter toy was left by family at the grave of 14-month-old Hayden “Tank” Cole Sheridan, who died in 2007.