CHAMBERLAIN, S.D. -- A Gann Valley woman convicted of killing a 4-year-old boy in 2013 will spend at least the next 65 years in prison.
Donika Gonzales, 23, was sentenced Tuesday for beating to death Mason Naser. Judge Bruce Anderson sentenced her to 130 years in prison for first-degree manslaughter and 15 years in prison for aggravated assault.
Gonzales was convicted in a jury trial in April of the two charges. Her sentences will run concurrently.
Anderson said she must serve half of her sentence before becoming eligible for parole. She received credit for 495 days already served in the county jail.
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Anderson also ordered that Gonzales serve her time in a prison outside South Dakota for her own protection.
