ELKHART WOMAN ARRESTED ON CHARGES ALLEGING MURDER AND NEGLECT OF A DEPENDENT CAUSING DEATH

A death investigation by Indiana State Police and North Manchester Police has resulted in the arrest of an Elkhart woman. 21 year-old Mikayla Munn was served a Wabash Circuit Court arrest warrant alleging criminal charges for murder and neglect of a dependent causing death. On March 8, the North Manchester Dispatch Center received a 911 call from Munn. When first responders arrived at Munn’s Manchester University dorm room, they found Munn had given birth. Munn and an infant boy were in a bathtub and the infant was not breathing. Both were transported by ambulance to a local hospital, where the infant was pronounced dead. Munn was treated for the after effects of childbirth and released.  Police departments initiated an investigation into the incident due to inconsistent information. Detectives developed enough probable cause to issue the warrant alleging criminal charges for murder of the infant boy and neglect of a dependent resulting in death. Munn was arrested in her home and transported to the Wabash County Jail.