A Jacksonville, Florida mother charged with shaking her baby to death has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, reports The Florida Times Union.<\/p>\n
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Alexandra V. Tobias, 22, was arrested after the January death of 3-month-old Dylan Lee Edmondson. She told investigators she became angry because the baby was crying while she was playing a computer game called Farmville on the Facebook social networking site.<\/p>\n
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Tobias entered her plea Wednesday before Circuit Judge Adrian G. Soud. A second-degree murder charge is punishable by up to life in prison.<\/p>\n
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Prosecutor Richard Mantei said Tobias’ sentence could be less because of state guidelines that call for 25 to 50 years. Soud offered no promises on what he’ll order during a sentencing hearing scheduled for December.<\/p>\n
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Outside the courtroom, Mantei said Tobias’ plea will help avoid the family reliving the tragedy during a jury trial.<\/p>\n
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Tobias told investigators that she shook the baby, smoked a cigarette to compose herself and then shook him again. She said the baby may have hit his head during the shaking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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