LIVE COURT CAM: Shanda Vander Ark, convicted of firstdegree felony murder and firstdegree child abuse in the death and torture of her special needs son, faces sentencing. Punishments she gave included ice baths, hot sauce on genitals, and starvation.

15yearold Timothy Ferguson was found in restraints and deprived of food for months. He weighed only 69 pounds when he died.

A jury deliberated for a little more than an hour on Dec. 15, 2023, before finding the 43yearold mother on trial guilty of the murder of her teenage son with special needs.

TRIAL NOTES:
00:00 Shanda Vander Ark Walks In
03:06 PreSentencing Report Corrections
13:12 Victim Impact Statements
13:54 Millie Ferguson, Shanda Vander Ark's Daughter
17:36 Nolan Ferguson, Shanda Vander Ark's Oldest Son
20:57 Prosecutor Matt Roberts
26:41 Defense Attorney Frederick Johnson
35:42 Judge Matthew Kacel, Before Sentencing
46:22 Vander Ark's Sentence

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