Samantha Stagner mugshot/Hopkins County Jail
An Earlington man and woman have been arrested following an investigation into the death of an infant.
State police say they were contacted by Hopkins County dispatch on August 3 to investigate the death of a 10-month-old infant, who was pronounced dead by the Hopkins County coroner inside the home of the infant’s caretakers.
Police say a thorough investigation and autopsy determined the infant’s death was the result of foul play.
According to police, the infant’s mother, 27-year-old Samantha Stagner, and her boyfriend, 29-year-old Dayton Mason, were taken into custody Thursday and charged with first-degree manslaughter. Both were lodged in the Hopkins County Jail.
The investigation is ongoing, and state police say no further information will be released at this time.
