Shannon Schonewolf is facing second-degree child endangerment charges, but missed a court date in early December, the prosecutor's office says.
WOODBURY -- A woman indicted on child endangerment charges for the death of her baby is wanted for missing a court date earlier this month, the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office has announced.
Shannon Schonewolf, 33, wanted by the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office (photo provided by GCPO). The incident occurred last summer at the Inverness apartment complex in Deptford. Shannon Schonewolf, 33, was charged with second-degree endangering the welfare of a child after she fell asleep in a bathtub with her six-week-old son lying on top of her. She awoke to find the baby unconscious, and he was pronounced dead at Inspira Medical Center a short time later.
An autopsy revealed that the infant drowned, and Schonewolf, along with the baby's father, 27-year-old Maurice Brown, were both charged in the incident. The GCPO has not released any more details about what led up to the boy's death. Brown, who was with Schonewolf in the apartment when the baby died, was also indicted and is currently out on bail.
Schonewolf had been scheduled for a pre-arraignment hearing on Dec. 2, but never showed up, according to GCPO Spokesman Bernie Weisenfeld. She is described as standing five feet, seven inches tall and weighing about 250 pounds. She has brown eyes and brown hair.
Anyone with information on Schonewolf's whereabouts should not attempt to apprehend her. Instead, contact the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office at (856) 384-5643 or GCPO Sgt. Ron Koller at (609) 929-6348.
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