Kansas woman faces manslaughter charge related to house fire

SHAWNEE, Kan. (AP) — A Johnson County woman faces charges related to a house fire that killed a baby in suburban Kansas City, Kansas.

The Kansas City Star reported that 28-year-old Karlie Phelps was arrested Friday on charges of involuntary manslaughter and endangering a child. The child was born on 2020, court records show.

She is scheduled to appear in court Monday.

The case involves the death of an baby who died in a deadly house fire Feb. 13 in Shawnee, Kansas, television station FOX4 reported. Firefighters battling the flames found the child’s body inside the home.

Police later arrested 28-year-old Nicholas Adam Ecker, the father of the child, on charges of with first-degree murder, aggravated arson and other crimes.