2008 Woodie Awards
Student charged in death of infant
Mark Bell
Issue date: 4/10/08 Section: News
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An MTSU student has been arrested for her alleged role in the death of her newborn baby delivered at her family's Oak Ridge home over the 2007-08 winter break.
Jenna Lynn McConkey, a 22-year-old junior education major, remained in the Anderson County Detention Center Wednesday, indicted on charges of reckless homicide and aggravated child abuse.
McConkey, who was studying to be a teacher, was apprehended by Oak Ridge detectives on April 4 at the Murfreesboro Ruby Tuesday on Memorial Boulevard where she worked as a waitress.
According to an Oak Ridge Police Department press release, McConkey delivered the baby at her parents' 113 Clarion Road home in the early morning hours of Dec. 20.
Police claim that McConkey and her mother then transported the deceased baby to a West Knoxville gynecologist's office soon after the birth.
What happened between the birth and the delivery of the deceased baby to the gynecologist's office isn't clear. The indictment by an Anderson Country grand jury does not list the cause of death.
Due to the inappropriate nature of commentary and inability to hold civil, intelligent discourse, we have removed part of the comment feed from this story.
We have also blocked the two individuals responsible for the antagonizing comments. I will personally continue to monitor this feed. If the problem persists, I will remove and close all feeds for this article.
To our readers who strive to keep their commentary clean and relevant to our content, my deepest appreciations and I apologize for any inconveniences this may cause you.
We would also like to correct a fact within the story. Police released McConkey on Monday, April 7 on a bond of $75,000. We regret this error.
As always, if any of our readers have any concerns, questions, criticisms or praise, please feel free to contact me via the information below.
Sincerely,
Andy Harper - Editor in Chief
MTSU Sidelines
615-904-8357
sledtior@mtsu.edu
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An MTSU student has been arrested for her alleged role in the death of her newborn baby delivered at her family's Oak Ridge home over the 2007-08 winter break.
Jenna Lynn McConkey, a 22-year-old junior education major, remained in the Anderson County Detention Center Wednesday, indicted on charges of reckless homicide and aggravated child abuse.
McConkey, who was studying to be a teacher, was apprehended by Oak Ridge detectives on April 4 at the Murfreesboro Ruby Tuesday on Memorial Boulevard where she worked as a waitress.
According to an Oak Ridge Police Department press release, McConkey delivered the baby at her parents' 113 Clarion Road home in the early morning hours of Dec. 20.
Police claim that McConkey and her mother then transported the deceased baby to a West Knoxville gynecologist's office soon after the birth.
What happened between the birth and the delivery of the deceased baby to the gynecologist's office isn't clear. The indictment by an Anderson Country grand jury does not list the cause of death.
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Kellie A.
posted 4/10/08 @ 9:10 AM CST
"Police said McConkey carried the deceased full-term body of her newborn son into the gynecologist's office wrapped in a towel with the placenta in a plastic shopping bag. (Continued…)
Kellie A.
posted 4/10/08 @ 9:47 AM CST
"Police said McConkey carried the deceased full-term body of her newborn son into the gynecologist's office wrapped in a towel with the placenta in a plastic shopping bag. (Continued…)
Anon
posted 4/10/08 @ 11:04 AM CST
Wow..it's amazing how much information Sidelines has. More than any other news station out there. Oh wait-maybe that's because Sidelines writes their stuff based on hearsay. (Continued…)
George
posted 4/10/08 @ 11:57 AM CST
By the way, you don't need the backing of a major publication to ask questions, view legal documents and press releases to write a story.
Kimberly
posted 4/10/08 @ 12:25 PM CST
She was released...you need to check your facts. Go to KnoxNews.com....Monday night she was released on $75,000 bond. Also remember, she was not charged with "murger" or "manslaughter". (Continued…)
Palmer
posted 4/10/08 @ 2:39 PM CST
Blue Raider,
Those are very harsh words you speak of. How could you say something so inapproperiate on a public forum and also sterotype a particular organization like you have. (Continued…)
CB
posted 4/10/08 @ 4:08 PM CST
They shouldn't allow children to post comments on here....
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