Horton placed on house arrest for bond violation
Waiting sentencing for accessory charge in child abuse case
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HARRISVILLE -- Sabrina Horton, 23, was put on house arrest and had her bond amended on Wednesday in the 23rd Circuit Court in Alcona.
Horton was originally arraigned and charged with first degree child abuse on Jan.12, but that charge was dismissed. She pleaded guilty to charges of using computers to commit a crime and one count of accessory after the fact to a felony at co-defendant Nickolas Corey's preliminary examination on Feb. 20.
Corey was sentenced to 70 months to 20 years in prison on Aug. 25 after pleading guilty to one charge of first degree child abuse.
At Corey’s preliminary examination in February, The News reported that the victim in the alleged abuse was Corey and Horton’s three month old infant. Corey and Horton were previously a couple.
It was alleged that Corey was awake with his three month old infant on the night of May 22, 2025. On the morning of May 23, 2025, the child was struggling to breathe, was cold to the touch, and had his arms sticking straight out in front of him with clenched fists. Horton called 911 and the child was transported to MyMichigan Medical Center Tawas. From there, the infant was transported to Hurley Medical Center in Flint, and then to University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital.
Dr. Carla Parkin-Joseph, child abuse pediatrician at C.S. Mott, testified during the examination that the most consistent diagnosis, in relation to the injuries identified for the child, would be child physical abuse or abusive head trauma.
Abusive head trauma is the term now used for what was formerly called shaken baby syndrome.
Wednesday's bond violation comes after Horton's arrest on Sept. 18 for a charge of possession of methamphetamine. Receiving a new criminal charge after being let out of jail on bond is a violation of bond conditions.
According to testimony from Alcona County Sheriff Deputy Andrew Wright, Horton was found at the residence of Parry Zuchowski and David Hamilton, who are known felons according to Judge Laura Frawley. She was found to be in possession of suspected methamphetamine there.
Wright said that he was originally sent to the home for a mental health call but on the way there received a call for alleged domestic violence.
That testimony was given as evidence that Horton was not residing with her mother, which would be a bond violation if true. One of the conditions of Horton's bond for her charges from Feb. 20 is to reside with her mother.
Alcona County Prosecuting Attorney Elizabeth Reed used that testimony in her argument that Horton had been residing with Zuchowski and Hamilton.
Defense Attorney Devin Pommerenke said that Horton had not been residing with Hamilton and Zuchowski. He said there was a "bit of a romantic relationship" and she was spending time at the residence. She had a backpack full of her items there.
Frawley said that there was not enough evidence based on Wright's testimony that Horton was living with Zuchowski and Hamilton.
She had Horton take a drug test during the hearing before making a decision whether to revoke or amend Horton's bond. The test came back positive for methamphetamine.
Because Horton will be sentenced on Tuesday, and because Frawley expects she will be incarcerated for a period of time, she amended the bond and placed Horton on house arrest.
Horton can only leave the house for doctor's appointments, counseling services, court ordered drug testings, and medical emergencies.
Frawley also amended the bond so Horton would have to live with a neighbor across the street from her mother's house, who Pommerenke described as a "quasi-aunt" to Horton.
Horton had a $200,000 cash/surety/10% bond that she was able to post shortly after the amount was reduced from $450,000 on Jan. 20.
Her bond for the methamphetamine charge was a $20,000 personal recognizance bond, which lets a defendant leave jail without paying upfront bail.
Horton has two hearings next week on Tuesday and Wednesday. She will be sentenced at 11 a.m. on Tuesday for the charges related to the child abuse case, and will have a probable cause conference for the possession charge.
Reagan Voetberg can be reached at 989-358-5683 or rvoetberg@thealpenanews.com.