KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Shawnee woman charged in the fire death of an infant last month faces more charges.
Karlie Phelps, 28, is charged in Johnson County District Court with violation of a protection order and intimidation of a witness.
Phelps also is charged in Johnson County District Court with involuntary manslaughter and endangering a child under 16.
The infant died in an arson fire set Feb. 13 in a Shawnee house.
Nicholas Ecker, the child's father, has been charged in Johnson County District Court with first-degree murder and aggravated arson with risk to bodily harm.
Phelps admitted to leaving the baby alone while she was at a house in Wyandotte County, according to a court document.
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