WELLS COUNTY, Ind. — A woman whose 3-year-old son’s body was found burned in the woods in Wells County will spend 20 years in prison.
The Bluffton News-Banner reports that Breanna Arnold, 22, of Bluffton, was sentenced Tuesday on a plea deal with prosecutors that saw her convicted for dealing in meth, and tossed a charge of neglect and five other charges related to her son’s death.
Prosecutors say she, her boyfriend Zachary Barnes, 31, of Bluffton and a 16-year-old boy were all using drugs the night before the boy’s death, then tried to get rid of his body.
The body of Owen Collins was found in a cardboard box in a wooded area in January 2015. The group poured nail polish on the box and set it on fire, according to court documents.
Barnes admitted to killing the boy in August of 2015 and was sentenced to 50 years in prison. The 16-year-old, Zachary Barker, has pleaded guilty to abuse of a corpse and dealing methamphetamine.
