(Ankeny, IA) An Ankeny daycare provider will avoid a long prison sentence after pleading guilty in the death of an infant that happened three years ago. Thirty-six-year-old Michael Coffman will have to spend 79 days in jail, with the rest of his 10-year sentence suspended. He entered a guilty plea in May to the neglect of a dependent and operating a child care center without a license. Evidence showed Coffman was caring for more than twice as many children as state law allows when three-month-old Isla Warnke was found unresponsive. She died two days later.
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