AUGUSTA, Ga. () – A U.S. Army spouse at Fort Eisenhower is awaiting sentencing after she plead guilty to the November 2023 stabbing murder of her infant son, an attorney announced Tuesday.

April Evalyn Short, 31, pled guilty to Murder in the Second Degree in the stabbing of her 11-month old son on Nov. 15, 2023, Attorney Tara M. Lyons said on March 25.

In the negotiated plea agreement, Short is subjected to a sentence of 20 years in prison “along with substantial financial penalties and five years of supervised release following her prison term.”

“The plea agreement in this disturbing case represents a difficult but appropriate resolution to this tragic and shocking homicide,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Lyons.

In July 2024, Short had reportedly planned to use an insanity defense, after she previously entered a “not guilty” plea in May 2024.

Short remains in custody of the U.S. Marshals Service. U.S. District Court Judge J. Randal Hall is expected to schedule a sentencing upon completion of a presentence investigation by U.S. Probation Services, according to the department.

“April Short will now have 20 years to think about her heinous actions,” said Paul Brown, Special Agent in Charge of FBI Atlanta. “This plea cannot undo that tragedy and loss, but brings another measure of justice to those who knew and loved the child during his short life.”