MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) — A Moorhead man has avoided going to jail for the death of his baby daughter in a hot minivan last year.
Andrew Sandstrom was given a four-year suspended jail sentence and 10 years supervised probation Thursday.
Police say Sandstrom forgot about his 5-month-old daughter, Christiana, while unloading five other young children out of the vehicle in June.
In a deal with prosecutors, Sandstrom earlier agreed to plead guilty to second-degree manslaughter.
Clay County Attorney Brian Melton had recommended Sandstrom serve a year in jail.
Melton tells KFGO-AM it was as difficult case for everyone.
(© Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
