(Emmetsburg)--An Emmetsburg daycare provider has been sentenced to prison for the 2023 death of an infant in her care.

A Palo Alto County Judge Monday sentenced 31-year-old Hannah Priest to an indeterminate sentence of up to 50 years in prison for one count of child endangerment resulting in death.

Priest was charged on September 1st, 2023 with the death of 23-month-old Sebastian Jespersen.

On January 19th of that year EMT’s responded to an Emmetsburg residence for a report of an unresponsive child. The child was transported to Palo Alto County Hospital and then to a hospital in Des Moines where he was pronounced dead five days later.

An investigation by the Iowa DCI and the State Medical Examiner’s Office revealed that the child died of head trauma consistent with inflicted injuries.

Priest initially pleaded not guilty to the charge but she changed the plea to guilty last month. She will be eligible for parole.