Grand Island mother sentenced to probation in Hastings child abuse case

HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) - A Grand Island woman has been sentenced to two years of supervised probation in an Adams County child abuse case.

Alicen Cote Perez, 26, had taken a plea deal earlier this year that reduced a felony child abuse charge to a misdemeanor negligent child abuse charge.

Hastings police arrested Perez in April after a 4-month-old child was found to have amphetamines in the child’s system. The child was admitted to the intensive care unit for treatment.

According to court records, the judge ordered supervised probation during sentencing. The judge added that Perez would serve a short amount of jail time for each positive test for alcohol or illegal substances.

Perez also has a 90-day jail sentence that would begin in August 2028 unless the court suspends it.

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