Pierce County Parents Charged in Infant’s Methamphetamine-Related Death
In Pierce County, Wisconsin, parents Jessie Lee Kittelson and Taylor Jae Olson have been charged with homicide and child neglect after their 3-week-old son died of methamphetamine toxicity. The mother admitted to using meth during her pregnancy and smoking it…
Nashville, TN, August 9, 2026 —
Pierce County, Wisconsin – Parents Jessie Lee Kittelson and Taylor Jae Olson face homicide and child neglect charges following the death of their 3-week-old son from methamphetamine toxicity.
According to authorities, the infant was found unresponsive and subsequently pronounced dead. An autopsy report later confirmed that methamphetamine toxicity was the cause of the baby’s death.
The mother, Taylor Jae Olson, reportedly admitted to using methamphetamine during her pregnancy. She also stated that she had smoked the drug in the days leading up to the infant’s death and had breastfed the child during this period.
The specific details regarding the timeline of events leading to the discovery of the unresponsive infant and the subsequent charges against both Kittelson and Olson were not further elaborated in the provided summary.
Story summarized from the original created by Katrina Lim, Gray News staff on www.wsmv.com, see more information here.
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