Overview
- Amanda Maison entered a plea to second-degree homicide on Nov. 5, according to the St. Clair County Sheriff's Office.
- In court she acknowledged abusing her son, enabling Maurice Houle's alleged abuse, and hiding injuries and the manner of death from child protective services and law enforcement.
- As part of the plea she agreed to testify at Houle's upcoming trial, which remains set for early 2026, with her own sentencing still pending.
- Prosecutors allege years of systematic abuse that included forced kneeling time-outs with head-banging into drywall, hours of confinement without food or water, and a pillow placed over the child's face.
- The case traces back to Feb. 18, 2018, when babysitters found the 3-year-old dead in his Port Huron Township home, and prosecutors say the motive was to "make room" for a child the couple planned to have together.