NATCHITOCHES — Hanna Nicole Barker, the mother accused in the burning death of her 6-month-old boy in Natchitoches, was sentenced to five years in prison Monday after her probation on 2016 drug charges was revoked.
Barker, 23, also was arraigned on the charge of first-degree murder for which a Natchitoches Parish grand jury indicted her on Nov. 9.
She pleaded not guilty, and her trial was set for Jan. 13, 2020.