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Colleen Rimer and Stanley Rimer
Thursday, July 21, 2011 | 12:24 p.m.
The mother convicted along with her husband for the 2008 death of their special needs son, who was left in a hot vehicle, was sentenced today to serve five to 20 years in prison.
Colleen Rimer was sentenced by Judge Douglas Herndon Thursday, more than four months after she and Stanley Rimer were convicted of involuntary manslaughter in their son Jason’s death.
The two were also convicted of multiple counts of neglect and child abuse of Jason and their other special needs son, Aaron. Stanley Rimer was also convicted of the child abuse and neglect of three of their other sons.
Jason, was found dead inside the family’s SUV on June 8, 2008, after being left strapped in his seat for 17 hours, police said.
Stanley Rimer was sentenced in May to serve eight to 30 years in prison.
Colleen Rimer’s sentencing was delayed until today. Her sentences on the multiple counts will run concurrently, and with credit for the time she has already served she could be out of prison in a little more than three years.
Sun Archives
- Stanley Rimer sentenced to prison for 4-year-old's death in hot vehicle (5-31-2011)
- Judge revokes bail for Stanley Rimer after learning of jewel-laden briefcase (3-3-2011)
- Parents found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in 4-year-old’s death (2-28-2011)
- Jury deliberations continue in trial of parents of boy who died in hot vehicle (2-28-2011)
- Jury to resume deliberations Monday in case of boy who died in hot SUV (2-24-2011)
- Jury deliberations continue in case of boy who died in hot vehicle (2-24-2011)
- Caregiver: Boy who died in hot vehicle had stale urine smell earlier at church (2-22-2011)
- Murder trial reset for parents of boy left in overheated vehicle (11-12-08)
- Trial set for parents of boy, 4, who died in hot vehicle (11-09-08)
- 4-year-old’s death ruled a homicide (7-18-08)
- Murder charges filed against parents of 4-year-old boy who died after 17 hours in car (6-25-09)
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