SUNBURY - Northumberland County President Judge Robert B. Sacavage rejected a plea agreement Friday for a 28-year-old Sunbury woman charged with physically abusing her former boyfriend's 2-year-old son in January 2012.
April Baker, who entered a plea agreement May 8 that called for her to serve six to 23 months in county prison, had the deal rejected and was ordered to appear for a pre-trial conference at 1:15 p.m. Aug. 9.
Baker, who is free on bail, was represented by Northumberland County Chief Public Defender Edward Greco, while First Assistant District Attorney Ann Targonski represented the commonwealth.
Baker is facing felonies of aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of children, and misdemeanors of simple assault and recklessly endangering another person.
The defendant and her former boyfriend, Jason Philhower, 27, of Sunbury, were charged by Sunbury Sgt. Christopher Blase in connection with Jan. 12, 2012, incidents at their former apartment at 634 Susquehanna Ave.
Baker is accused of holding Philhower's 2-year-old son upside down by the ankle and throwing him onto a couch, breaking his leg.
The accusations against Philhower and Baker also included reports of putting the child in "timeouts," where he had to face a wall.
In March 2012, Philhower pleaded guilty to a felony of endangering the welfare of children and was sentenced by Sacavage to 6 to 23 1/2 months in county prison. An additional felony charge of aggravated assault and two misdemeanors of simple assault and recklessly endangering another person were not prosecuted.