DETROIT — A Detroit couple accused of trying to cremate their slain 2-year-old son on a barbecue grill and then collecting his welfare benefits have pleaded guilty in a deal with prosecutors.
Joseph Miller, 28, pleaded guilty Monday to second-degree murder and 23-year-old Nickella Reid pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and welfare fraud.
Police found the remains of 2-year-old Deuntay Miller while investigating the 2007 scalding of the couple’s 1-year-old son, Nicholas.
Reid faces up to 15 years in prison at her April 7 sentencing.
Miller faces up to 50 years at his April 16 sentencing. Before the plea deal, he had been charged with first-degree murder and if convicted would have faced life with no possibility of parole.
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