BEDFORD — The sentencing of Brittany Medina, the Mitchell woman who pleaded guilty but mentally ill to the drowning deaths of her two young children, was rejected by a Lawrence County judge this morning. She will now face a jury of her peers.

Medina, 35, was scheduled to be sentenced following her plea of guilty but mentally ill to two counts of neglect of a dependent resulting in death, both Level 1 felonies.

Following Judge Robert Cline’s rejection of the proposed plea agreement, the fate of Brittany Medina will now be determined by a jury. The trial is scheduled to begin on February 4, 2026.

Medina now faces two counts of murder and two counts of neglect of a dependent resulting in death.

The charges stem from the tragic September 2023 deaths of her three-year-old son, Jackson Shel

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