LIVINGSTON – A 15-year-old Livingston girl has admitted to trying to poison her father with tainted Jell-O.
The teen appeared before District Judge Nels Swandal Monday via video conferencing. She admitted to a charge of simple assault, a lesser count than the felony attempted aggravated assault charge she first faced.
Court records say in early June, the girl made Jell-O tainted with lamp oil. Twice over a period of three days she tried to get her father to eat it. The girl and her father had recently quarreled because he revoked her privileges for missing curfew.
The girl told Swandal she thought the oil would give her father diarrhea.
Swandal placed the girl on probation until she turns 18. The girl’s attorney says she will soon be entering treatment for chemical dependency.
The girl had been held at a juvenile detention center in Glendive since her arrest on June 7. Swandal did not order any more detention time.