VIRGINIA — A Hoyt Lakes woman has pleaded guilty to a child endangerment charge in connection with a crash that killed her 5-year-old daughter on Halloween 2023.

Evian Ja'mes Chanea Redd, 31, entered the plea to the gross misdemeanor count at a hearing Tuesday in State District Court. Isela Lilliana Marie Reyes was ejected and killed in the crash along an icy road, while Redd and a 2-year-old daughter suffered minimal injuries.

Redd’s plea specifically pertains to the younger child; a felony child endangerment charge related to Isela was dismissed by the St. Louis County Attorney’s Office under the terms of a plea agreement.

Judge Michelle Anderson stayed a 364-day jail sentence in favor of two years of unsupervised probation — ordering that Redd remain law-abiding, continue to work w

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