Marshalltown woman pleads innocent in son’s death

A central Iowa woman proclaims her innocence and blames her boyfriend for the brutal death of her young son.Amanda Prusha, of Marshalltown, is charged with child endangerment in the November death of her two-year-old son, Jesse Snyder. She’s pleaded NOT guilty. Prusha is charged as she failed to report the abuse she claims was carried out by her boyfriend over several months. 21-year-old Benjamin Arends is charged in the boy’s murder. The child was badly beaten and fed methamphetamine.