Woman Sentenced to 25 Years After Pleading Guilty in Case of Boy Found Dead in Suitcase in Indiana

SALEM, Ind.—A Louisiana woman was sentenced Tuesday to 25 years in prison for her involvement in the death of a 5-year-old Atlanta boy whose body was found last year in a suitcase in rural southern Indiana. A Washington County judge sentenced Dawn Elaine Coleman, 41, of Shreveport, Louisiana, to 30 years with five years suspended to probation. She had pleaded guilty to a Level 1 felony charge of conspiracy to commit murder in connection with Cairo Ammar Jordan’s death. Ms. Coleman must serve more than 18 years under Indiana code, which requires those convicted of Level 1 felonies to serve 75 percent of their sentence, the Washington County Prosecutor’s Office said....