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Rocking Horse Ranch day care worker fatally suffocated infant for attention: Police

January 16, 2026
Rocking Horse Ranch day care worker fatally suffocated infant for attention: Police
Rocking Horse Ranch day care worker fatally suffocated infant for attention: Police

The Savage Police Department announced Wednesday afternoon it has arrested an 18-year-old woman in the…
FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul

By Jeff Wald

The Brief

  • Savage police announced Wednesday the arrest of an 18-year-old woman in the September 2025 death of an 11-month-old boy at Rocking Horse Ranch day care.
  • Scott County Attorney Ron Hochever said Theah Russell will be charged Thursday with second-degree murder and attempted murder.
  • Police say a three-month investigation shows Russell had a pattern of erratic behavior. She was arrested Tuesday, and confessed to authorities she suffocated the child for attention.

SAVAGE, Minn. (FOX 9) – The Savage Police Department announced Wednesday afternoon it has arrested an 18-year-old woman in the September 2025 death of an infant boy at a day care.

The woman, identified by authorities as Theah Russell, is expected to be charged with second-degree murder in the death of 11-month-old Harvey Muklebust. She will also be charged with attempted murder in two incidents involving another child at the day care…

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