LAYTON, Utah (ABC 4 News) - We're learning more about Stephanie Sloop, the Layton Mom and Newlywed being held in jail as a suspect in her son, Ethan Stacy's, death.
Tina Rieyes, a friend of the suspect for the past decade, says she and Stephanie were like sisters. Rieyes told ABC4 over the phone from her home in Florida that the news shocked her because Stephanie never seemed like the type of person who would harm her child.
"I can't believe this has happened this isn't the Stephanie I know," Rieyes told ABC 4. "It hurts my heart, she's like a sister to me but there's no reason for this, there's no excuse."
Rieyes says things started to go downhill for the newlywed after her divorce from Ethan's father. During the girls' trip to Vegas Rieyes says Stephanie did a "180."
"I don't know if she's on drugs or what could have happened, I don't know why she would have allowed this to happen," Rieyes said.
Stephanie and her husband Nathan are expected to back in court next week. They're expected to be charged in the death of 4-year-old Ethan Stacy. The district attorney says he'll seek the maximum punishment, which could mean the death penalty.
