A Michigan mother will spend the next year behind bars after admitting she repeatedly gave her three young children THC-infused gummies during court-ordered visits so she could have what she described as “personal time.”
Stephany Leanette Mogg, 34, was sentenced Monday in Saginaw County Circuit Court to 12 months in a state correctional facility after pleading no contest to three counts of felony third-degree child abuse. Judge Manvel Trice III also ordered that Mogg complete two years of probation following her release, during which she must abstain from drug and alcohol use. She received credit for five days already served.
The children — ages 6, 10 and 11 at the time — had been in the primary custody of Mogg’s ex-husband. According to MLive, Mogg had only recently regained permission for overnight visits when the abuse occurred.
The investigation began March 10, 2025, when the father called 911 after noticing something was wrong when he picked the children up from their mother’s home. According to a Michigan State Police field report cited by local media, he told authorities the children appeared “giggly” and were behaving unusually.
When questioned, the children told their father their mother had given them THC-infused gummies. All three were taken to a nearby medical facility, where they tested positive for THC.
In subsequent forensic interviews, each child confirmed that Mogg had given them the gummies multiple times. Authorities said the drugging began just months after she was granted overnight visitation.
A warrant was issued for Mogg’s arrest on Aug. 25, 2025.
During Monday’s sentencing hearing, Judge Trice outlined the impact of the drugging on the children.
“After they had these gummies, they experienced uncontrolled laughing, giggling, hunger, and drowsiness,” Trice said, according to MLive. “They experienced difficulty functioning at school and, fortunately, the outcome here was not more severe than that. Certainly, it does not lessen the seriousness of the conduct.”
The judge noted that Mogg admitted she gave the children the THC products in order to calm them down.
“My understanding is she did so in order to calm them down so that she could have ‘personal time,’” Trice said.
Prosecutors emphasized that the case was not about a one-time lapse in judgment. Saginaw County Assistant Prosecutor Marissa Fillmore argued that the repeated nature of the conduct and the vulnerability of the children warranted jail time.
Defense counsel told the court that Mogg was accepting responsibility and hoped to repair her relationship with her children. But the court ultimately determined that incarceration was appropriate.
Following the sentencing, Mogg — who had been free on a personal recognizance bond — was taken into custody to begin serving her sentence.
While the children did not suffer permanent physical harm, the court made clear that the risk and betrayal of trust were serious. The judge noted it was fortunate the consequences were not more severe.
