Julissa Thaler offered plea deal of 40 years in prison for Eli Hart murder
Mugshot for Julissa Thaler (Credit: Hennepin Co. Jail)
Prosecutors have offered a plea deal of 40 years in prison to the woman accused of killing her son with a shotgun earlier this year, according to a spokesperson for the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office.
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Julissa Genrich Thaler, 28, of Spring Lake is charged with second-degree intentional murder for allegedly shooting and killing her 6-year-old son, Eli Hart.
The plea deal falls in line with the maximum sentence for second-degree murder in Minnesota.
Thaler was found competent to stand trial late last month. Jury selection in that trial is set to begin on Jan. 30.
Her attorney has filed motions petitioning the judge to throw the case out and to release Thaler from jail without bail. She remains in custody in Hennepin County on $2 million bail.
Eli’s father, Tory Hart, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Dakota County and three of its employees after claiming they ignored warning signs that Eli was in danger.
Full coverage of the case can be found here.