Prepared to be sentenced on a charge of reckless homicide, Candy S. Chamness, 34, North Long Drive, Syracuse, instead will have to wait to find out her fate.

Chamness appeared in Kosciusko Circuit Court Monday morning for a scheduled plea hearing and sentencing. Instead, Judge Michael Reed took the plea under advisement. The sentencing date will be scheduled at a later date.

Indications during the plea hearing were the judge wanted to wait until after a scheduled plea hearing on a co-defendant in the case, Darrick W. Spore, to take any action. Spore is slated for a plea hearing at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 15. Contents of his change of plea are not known.

Chamness filed a plea agreement on Oct. 27, in which, she would plead guilty to the charge of reckless homicide, a class C felony. The charge of neglect of a dependent, a class A felony would be dismissed, if accepted by the courts.

During the plea hearing, tears filled Chamness’ eyes and she began crying when the judge read the charge: “between June 27 and June 28, 2014, she recklessly killed another human being …” While not named in court, the victim was her 12-year-old son, Skyler Spore. Spore’s death was caused by carbon monoxide poisoning. (See related)

Approximately a dozen people — possibly family members and friends, sat behind her during the hearing.

Jay A. Ridgon, counsel for Chamness, presented two pieces of evidence to the court – a report from the Bowen Center and a report from the Department of Child Services regarding progress with her surviving son, Tyler. Both documents will be added to the pre-sentence investigation report.

If her plea agreement is accepted, the state agrees that the initial executed sentence will not exceed four years. If a longer sentence is imposed it will be suspended and Chamness placed on probation for the remainder of the sentence.

The charge of reckless homicide carries a potential sentence of between two years to eight years.