A woman who dropped her toddler into a
Cleveland zoo's cheetah pit has been sentenced to a year of probation that
includes counseling and parenting classes.
Michelle Schwab, of Delaware, Ohio, was
sentenced Wednesday. She was charged with child endangering after authorities
said she dangled her 2-year-old son over the railing of the zoo's cheetah
exhibit in April. The boy lunged from her and fell about 10 feet.
Schwab and her husband jumped into the
exhibit to retrieve the boy, who broke his leg. Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
officials say the cheetahs didn't approach the family.
Schwab pleaded no contest to a reduced
charge of aggravated trespassing in May.
Her attorneys said in court Wednesday the
accident and media attention that followed brought her a great deal of stress
and anxiety.
AP
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