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Inset: Stephany L. Mogg (Saginaw County Sheriff’s Office). Background: Saginaw County Jail (Google Maps).
A Michigan mother, aged 34, is facing a year-long jail sentence for administering THC gummies to her three young children during visits. Her intent was reportedly to keep them “calm,” allowing her some “personal time.”
On Monday, Saginaw County Circuit Judge Manvel Trice III sentenced Stephany Leanette Mogg to 12 months in a state correctional facility, as per court documents. The sentence comes after Mogg admitted to repeatedly giving the drug to her children.
Mogg’s sentencing followed a plea agreement in which she entered a no-contest plea to three felony charges of third-degree child abuse. Judge Trice also acknowledged five days Mogg had already spent in custody. Post-release, she is required to undergo two years of probation, which includes abstaining from drugs and alcohol.
At the time of the incidents, Mogg’s children were aged 6, 10, and 11, as reported by MLive. Custody of the children belonged to their father, Mogg’s ex-husband, with Mogg recently granted permission for overnight visits.
The case came to light when the children’s father contacted authorities on March 10, 2025, to report child abuse allegations against Mogg, according to a report by the Michigan State Police, shared by the media outlet MLive.
The father reportedly told investigators his kids were “giggly” and acting odd after he had picked them up from Mogg’s home. When he asked them about it, the children said their mother had fed them THC-infused gummies. The three juveniles all tested positive for THC at a nearby medical facility.
In a forensic interview the following week, each victim confirmed Mogg had given them the drugged gummies several times, beginning “a few months after [she] was granted overnight visits with them.”
Authorities issued a warrant for Mogg’s arrest on Aug. 25, 2025.
During Monday’s sentencing hearing, Trice summarized the facts of the case.
“After they had these gummies, they experienced uncontrolled laughing, giggling, hunger, and drowsiness,” the judge said, per MLive. “They experienced difficulty functioning at school and, fortunately, the outcome here was not more severe than that. Certainly, it does not lessen the seriousness of the conduct.”
Trice added, “My understanding is she did so in order to calm them down so that she could have ‘personal time.’”
Saginaw County Assistant Prosecutor Marissa Fillmore reiterated the “severity” of the crimes Mogg pleaded to, arguing that jail time would be “appropriate.”
Mogg’s defense attorney emphasized that his client was taking accountability for her crimes and seeking to rebuild her relationship with her children.
Following the proceedings, Mogg, who had been out on a personal recognizance bond, entered jail custody to begin her sentence.