GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The mother of a murdered 4-year-old boy from Kent County is now facing a felony charge in connection to the case.
Sonja Hernandez, 29, is facing one count of perjury for her testimony in the case of Elis Nelson Ortiz-Nieves.
A jury last month convicted Ortiz-Nieves of murdering4-year-old Giovanni Meijas. During his Jan. 11 sentencing, Ortiz-Nieves got into a struggle with courtroom officers as Judge Mark Trusock described the boy’s injuries. Ortiz-Nieves is now serving a life sentence in prison without the possibility of parole.
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