Las Vegas mother sentenced to 10 to 25 years in prison for death of 3-month-old son | Courts

Lindsey Bello accepted a plea deal from Alford to second-degree murder and child abuse, neglect or endangerment. Such a plea allows a defendant to admit only that prosecutors had enough evidence to prove the charge.

The attorneys agreed to the length of the sentence as part of the plea deal. District Judge Tierra Jones followed the agreed-upon sentence, making Bello eligible for parole after 10 years.

Bello's son, Miles Stano III, died on April 1, 2022. Bello called police to his home near 15th Street and Bonanza Road and told detectives that when she went to check on her baby, he was not breathing and was cold to the touch. according to the arrest report.

Police said Bello and the boy's father, Miles Stano Jr., 30, acted strangely when they were told the boy must have been killed by someone. The medical examiner told police the baby's injuries tended to result in immediate death, according to the report.

The baby died with a fractured skull, numerous bruises to the head and some cuts, according to police.

The parents were the child's sole caregivers at the time of his death, police said. They were arrested several weeks after the baby's death.

Bello made no statement to the judge when given the opportunity during Thursday's hearing. Her lawyer, Richard Tanasi, said she felt “very nervous” and decided to waive her right to address the room.

Stano pleaded guilty in April to second-degree murder and child abuse. He is scheduled to appear for a sentencing hearing on June 27.

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