Tipton County daycare worker accused in baby's death released from jail under supervision

TIPTON COUNTY, Ind. -- (WXIN) -- A Tipton County daycare worker accused in the death of a 2-month-old-baby has been released from jail under supervision.

The judge granted Jessica Moss release from jail under supervision during a court hearing this morning despite the fact that prosecution argued she is “a threat to the most innocent and vulnerable humans in our community” and should stay in jail.

This hearing for Jessica Moss was initially set for Monday, but a last minute change, pushed it up to this morning.

Moss is facing felony child neglect charges after police say placed Connor Collins in a crib face down and left the infant unsupervised in May of this year.

When Moss came back to check on him, the newborn was already dead.

“When they got there they found him on the couch with his hands up, there was no administrating CPR or anything,” said Connor's mom Meghan Murray.

Court documents show Moss was running an unlicensed day care, babysitting eleven children the day the infant died. Indiana's family and social services administration shut the daycare down in August.