A Minneapolis daycare owner was sentenced Monday to 10 years of probation for trying to kill a toddler in her home by hanging him from a noose. Nataliia Karia, 43, received her punishment in Hennepin County court after pleading guilty to attempted murder and third-degree assault earlier. She also pleaded guilty to criminal vehicular operation for hitting a pedestrian, a bicyclist and another driver as she fled from her home in a minivan in November 2016. Karia also must follow court-ordered mental health treatment and will be on electronic home monitoring for at least two months, the Star Tribune reported. She will live with her adult son but cannot have unsupervised contact with her daughters or other minors. According to the criminal complaint, a father was dropping off his son at Karia’s home when Karia led him toward the basement, where he saw the toddler hanging from a noose. He released the child and fled with him. The 16-month-old boy survived. Judge Jay Quam agreed with the assessment by doctors that Karia was “a low risk” to reoffend. He called her actions “the perfect storm of factors unlikely to ever be repeated.” Defense attorney Brockton Hunter expressed relief on behalf of Karia. “We came in here with our hearts in our throats,” Hunter said. He said Karia, who has spent 20 months in jail since the incident and will get credit for her time already served, will leave jail no later than Tuesday. Karia, who arrived in the United States from Ukraine in 2006, promised to follow probation and said in court she was glad no one died. Prosecutor Christina Warren pushed for prison time. Warren raised doubts that Karia could be properly supervised outside of prison and receive the care she needs to restore her mental health. In a court filing, Warren wrote that instead of being the person most able and willing to protect the boy from harm, Karia “left him hanging by a noose around his neck in her basement.” The defense argued for probation, pointing out that Karia already has served time in jail and lost her child care career.<doc-sep>A Minneapolis day care owner was sentenced Monday to 10 years of probation for trying to kill a toddler in her home by hanging him. Nataliia Karia, center, with her lawyers Brock Hunter, right, and Ryan Else, reacts during her sentencing hearing in Hennepin County District Court in Minneapolis, Monday, July 16, 2018. Karia, a Minneapolis day care owner, was sentenced to 10 years of probation for trying to kill a toddler in her home by hanging him from a noose. She received her punishment after pleading guilty to attempted murder and third-degree assault earlier. She also pleaded guilty to criminal vehicular operation for hitting a pedestrian, a bicyclist and another driver as she fled from her home in a minivan in November 2016. (Leila Navidi/Star Tribune via AP) Nataliia Karia, center, with her lawyers Brock Hunter, right, and Ryan Else, reacts during her sentencing hearing in Hennepin County District Court in Minneapolis, Monday, July 16, 2018. Karia, a Minneapolis day care owner, was sentenced to 10 years of probation for trying to kill a toddler in her home by hanging him from a noose. She received her punishment after pleading guilty to attempted murder and third-degree assault earlier. She also pleaded guilty to criminal vehicular operation for hitting a pedestrian, a bicyclist and another driver as she fled from her home in a minivan in November 2016. (Leila Navidi/Star Tribune via AP) Prosecutor Christina Warren describes the noose that was put around the 16-month old boy's neck during the sentencing hearing for Nataliia Karia, second from left, in Hennepin County District Court in Minneapolis, Monday, July 16, 2018. Karia, a Minneapolis day care owner, was sentenced to 10 years of probation for trying to kill a toddler in her home by hanging him from a noose. She received her punishment after pleading guilty to attempted murder and third-degree assault earlier. (Leila Navidi/Star Tribune via AP) Defense attorney Brock Hunter speaks during the sentencing hearing for Nataliia Karia in Hennepin County District Court in Minneapolis, Monday, July 16, 2018. Karia, a Minneapolis day care owner, was sentenced to 10 years of probation for trying to kill a toddler in her home by hanging him from a noose. She received her punishment after pleading guilty to attempted murder and third-degree assault earlier. She also pleaded guilty to criminal vehicular operation for hitting a pedestrian, a bicyclist and another driver as she fled from her home in a minivan in November 2016. (Leila Navidi/Star Tribune via AP) Judge Jay M. Quam listens during the sentencing hearing for Nataliia Karia in Hennepin County District Court in Minneapolis, Monday, July 16, 2018. Karia, a Minneapolis day care owner, was sentenced to 10 years of probation for trying to kill a toddler in her home by hanging him from a noose. She received her punishment after pleading guilty to attempted murder and third-degree assault earlier. She also pleaded guilty to criminal vehicular operation for hitting a pedestrian, a bicyclist and another driver as she fled from her home in a minivan in November 2016. (Leila Navidi/Star Tribune via AP) MINNEAPOLIS — A Minneapolis day care owner was sentenced Monday to 10 years of probation for trying to kill a toddler in her home by hanging him. Nataliia Karia, 43, received her punishment in Hennepin County court after pleading guilty to attempted murder and third-degree assault earlier. She also pleaded guilty to criminal vehicular operation for hitting a pedestrian, a bicyclist and another driver as she fled from her home in a minivan in November 2016. Karia also must follow court-ordered mental health treatment and will be on electronic home monitoring for at least two months, the Star Tribune reported. She will live with her adult son but cannot have unsupervised contact with her daughters or other minors. According to the criminal complaint, a father was dropping off his son at Karia’s home when Karia led him toward the basement, where he saw the toddler hanging from a noose. He released the child and fled with him. The 16-month-old boy survived. Judge Jay Quam agreed with the assessment by doctors that Karia was “a low risk” to reoffend. He called her actions “the perfect storm of factors unlikely to ever be repeated.” Defense attorney Brockton Hunter expressed relief on behalf of Karia. “We came in here with our hearts in our throats,” Hunter said. He said Karia, who has spent 20 months in jail since the incident and will get credit for her time already served, will leave jail no later than Tuesday. Karia, who arrived in the United States from Ukraine in 2006, promised to follow probation and said in court she was glad no one died. Prosecutor Christina Warren pushed for prison time. Warren raised doubts that Karia could be properly supervised outside of prison and receive the care she needs to restore her mental health. In a court filing, Warren wrote that instead of being the person most able and willing to protect the boy from harm, Karia “left him hanging by a noose around his neck in her basement.” The defense argued for probation, pointing out that Karia already has served time in jail and lost her child care career.<doc-sep>
A Minneapolis day care owner was sentenced on Monday to 10 years of probation for trying to kill a toddler in her home by hanging him. Nataliia Karia, 43, received her punishment in Hennepin County court after pleading guilty to attempted murder and third-degree assault earlier. She also pleaded guilty to criminal vehicular operation for hitting a pedestrian, a bicyclist and another driver as she fled from her home in a minivan in November 2016. Nataliia Karia, center, with her lawyers Brock Hunter, right, and Ryan Else, reacts during her sentencing hearing in Hennepin County District Court in Minneapolis Karia, a Minneapolis day care owner, was sentenced to 10 years of probation for trying to kill a toddler in her home by hanging him from a noose Nataliia Karia, 43, was sentenced Monday to 10 years of probation after pleading guilty for trying to kill a toddler in her home by hanging him from a noose Karia also must follow court-ordered mental health treatment and will be on electronic home monitoring for at least two months, the Star Tribune reported. She will live with her adult son but cannot have unsupervised contact with her daughters or other minors. According to the criminal complaint, a father was dropping off his son at Karia's home when Karia led him toward the basement, where he saw the toddler hanging from a noose. He released the child and fled with him. The 16-month-old boy survived. Karia then fled the scene in her minivan, and while doing so, hit a pedestrian, another driver and a bicyclist — for which she pleaded guilty to criminal vehicular operation. She was taken into custody when police found her preparing to jump off a highway overpass. Prosecutor Christina Warren describes the noose that was put around the 16-month old boy's neck during the sentencing hearing for Nataliia Karia, seen second from left Judge Jay Quam agreed with the assessment by doctors that Karia was 'a low risk' to re offend. He called her actions 'the perfect storm of factors unlikely to ever be repeated.' Defense attorney Brockton Hunter expressed relief on behalf of Karia. 'We came in here with our hearts in our throats,' Hunter said. He said Karia, who has spent 20 months in jail since the incident and will get credit for her time already served, will leave jail no later than Tuesday. Judge Jay M. Quam listens during the sentencing hearing. Karia received her punishment after pleading guilty to attempted murder and third-degree assault earlier Karia fled the daycare and kept driving even after she hit a pedestrian and bicyclist. Police found her above Interstate Highway 94, threatening to jump Karia tried to hang a 16-month-old boy at a daycare (pictured) in Minneapolis, Minnesota Karia, who arrived in the United States from the Ukraine in 2006, promised to follow probation and said in court she was glad no one died. Prosecutor Christina Warren pushed for prison time. Warren raised doubts that Karia could be properly supervised outside of prison and receive the care she needs to restore her mental health. In a court filing, Warren wrote that instead of being the person most able and willing to protect the boy from harm, Karia 'left him hanging by a noose around his neck in her basement.' The defense argued for probation, pointing out that Karia already has served time in jail and lost her child care career. Karia, in addition to her court-ordered mental health treatment and home monitoring, will live with her adult son, but cannot have unsupervised contact with her daughters — ages two, seven and 10 — or other minors.