Mother of toddler found dead in Indiana enters guilty plea

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By Beth Boehne

PORT HURON, Mich. (AP) — A woman accused of helping her boyfriend hide their 18-month-old son's body, which was found last December in Indiana, has pleaded guilty to three felony charges.

Ashley Marie Snowden, formerly of Port Huron, Mich., pleaded guilty to being an accessory after the fact to a felony, involuntary manslaughter and second-degree child abuse. She faces up to 15 years in prison.

Snowden,23, was arrested in December in Fort Wayne along with her boyfriend John William Gonzales. Police acting on a tip found Braylon Bishop Gonzales's mummified body wrapped in a plastic bag and stuffed in a storage container in the Fort Wayne home they shared.

Police believe the couple was living in Port Huron, about 55 miles northeast of Detroit, when Braylon died sometime in 2005.

The Times Herald of Port Huron says Gonzales faces trial in August on an open murder charge.

St. Clair County Jail records didn't indicate whether Snowden has an attorney.

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Information from: Times Herald, http://www.thetimesherald.com

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