BURKE COUNTY -- A Burke County mother charged in the death of her son pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter.

The trial for Jamie Basinger was expected to begin on Monday.

Last month, she pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter and intentional child abuse after her 3-year-old son Landyn Melton froze to death on her front porch in Morganton in March.

Detectives say his mother, Jamie Basinger, was asleep inside with her boyfriend.

Basinger admitted to using meth two days before and tested positive for marijuana. She rejected a previous plea deal from the state.

She was arrested a month later and has been in jail ever since. 

The state dropped the child abuse charge as part of the plea deal.

Basinger was sentenced to 36 months probation and will avoid jail time.