Overview
- Jurors returned guilty verdicts on February 26 after roughly two and a half weeks of testimony in Minneapolis federal court.
- Prosecutors said Jennifer Marie Stately stabbed her 6-year-old son, then used gasoline and lighter fluid to set three fires that blocked exits.
- Her 5-year-old son died from smoke and carbon-monoxide exposure, according to court records cited by prosecutors.
- The Department of Justice said she was convicted of two counts of premeditated murder, two counts of murder during child abuse, one count of murder during arson, and one count of arson.
- An AMBER Alert led to her capture with her 3-year-old after a motorist’s tip, and authorities documented severe neglect of the surviving child; state charges were dropped for lack of jurisdiction before a federal indictment on May 6, 2024.