ROLLA, Mo. – A Rolla woman is behind bars on felony charges as police investigate a toddler’s death from earlier this week.
Prosecutors have charged Emily Buell, 33, with involuntary manslaughter, endangering the welfare of a child and abuse or neglect of a child (resulting in death).
The Phelps County Sheriff’s Department says Buell is accused in the death of a two-year-old boy. Around 10 a.m. Monday, authorities were informed that the boy had fallen into a swimming pool in the 11000 Block of Cedar Grove Lane. The boy was rushed to a hospital, but later died from his injuries.
Buel is jailed in Phelps County in a $100,000 bond, per Missouri court records.