A Baker County grand jury has indicted a Baker City woman on multiple felony charges in the death of a newborn baby found in her home in late December, including a crime that on conviction carries a mandatory minimum prison term of 75 months.

Angela Marie Croucher, 33, was arrested by Baker City Police on Monday, May 12, around 3 p.m., according to a press release.

Croucher was taken to the Baker County Jail. Her bail was set at $600,000 initially. Baker County Circuit Court Judge Matt Shirtcliff reduced the bail to $400,000 during Croucher’s arraignment Tuesday afternoon. She remains in the jail.

Public defender William Thomson was appointed to represent Croucher.

He declined to comment about the case in a phone interview Tuesday afternoon.

Baker County District Attorney Greg Baxter said Tuesday that a hearing has been scheduled for 3:30 p.m. on Friday, May 16, for the judge to hear arguments about Croucher’s bail.

Baxter said Monday afternoon that he believes Croucher gave birth to the baby and that it was alive.

The charges are related to Croucher’s alleged negligence in failing to adequately care for her newborn.

Baxter said he could not discuss details about the case, including how long he believes the baby lived and the circumstances in which the baby’s body was found.

The grand jury indicted Croucher on multiple felonies, including second-degree manslaughter, a Measure 11 crime in Oregon that on conviction carries a mandatory minimum prison term of 75 months.

Croucher is also charged with criminally negligent homicide, first-degree criminal mistreatment, second-degree abuse of a corpse, and a misdemeanor charge of concealing the birth of an infant.

The secret indictment was unsealed on Tuesday, May 13.

Under count 1, the second-degree manslaughter charge, the indictment states that Croucher “did unlawfully and with criminal negligence, by neglect or maltreatment, cause the death of Baby Girl Croucher.”

Under count 2, the criminally negligent homicide charge, the indictment states that Croucher “did unlawfully, and with criminal negligence cause the death of Baby Girl Croucher.”

Under count 3, the second-degree abuse of a corpse charge, the indictment states that Croucher “did unlawfully and intentionally abuse, disinter, remove or carry away a corpse.”

Under count 4, the first-degree criminal mistreatment charge, the indictment states that Croucher, “in violation of a legal duty to provide care for Baby Girl Croucher, did unlawfully and knowingly withhold necessary and adequate medical attention from Baby Girl Croucher.”

Under count 5, the concealing birth of an infant charge, the indictment states that Croucher “did unlawfully and knowingly conceal the corpse of a newborn child with intent to conceal the fact of its birth.”

The Baker County Major Crimes Team investigated the case. The team consists of detectives and officers from Baker City Police, the Baker County Sheriff’s Office, Oregon State Police and the Baker County District Attorney’s office.

The body of the newborn baby was found Dec. 30 in Croucher’s home at 1912 17th St., between Broadway Street and Court Avenue.

The Baker County Dispatch Center reported a medical call at that address on Dec. 29 at 4:54 p.m. Pioneer Ambulance and the Baker City Fire Department responded. The report had no other information about the call.

Baxter said the amount of time between the baby’s body being found and the indictment — about 4 1 /2 months — reflects the “thorough investigation” that police did, including talking with witnesses and collecting evidence from the state crime lab.