UPDATE: Stewartville woman convicted of child endangerment; acquitted of liability for juvenile’s assault

(ABC 6 News) – A Stewartville woman was convicted of child endangerment but acquitted of her liability for a juvenile’s 2nd-degree assault after a two-day trial.

Shawna Cie Askvig, 41, was accused of taking a juvenile to Kasson’s North Park April 17, 2023, where he allegedly beat another juvenile with metal knuckles.

Askvig was charged with liability for crime–2nd-degree assault in 2023, and gross misdemeanor child endangerment–situation could cause harm or death on April 8, 2024 — the first day of her jury trial.

On April 9, a Dodge County jury convicted Askvig of the charge of child endangerment only.

Askvig was immediately sentenced to two years’ probation and 90 hours of community service in lieu of a $900 fine.

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(ABC 6 News) – A Stewartville woman faces new child endangerment charges after allegedly transporting a child to a Kasson fight.

Nearly a year ago, Shawna Cie Askvig, 41, was accused of taking a juvenile to Kasson’s North Park April 17, where he allegedly beat another juvenile with metal knuckles.

She was charged in April of 2023 with felony liability for crime–2nd-degree assault with a dangerous weapon after driving the teenager to the fight.

Askvig was scheduled to appear for a pretrial hearing April 8, 2024.

On Monday, Dodge County Court filed a new criminal complaint against Askvig, charging her with the original liability for crime–2nd-degree assault, as well as gross misdemeanor child endangerment–situation could cause harm or death.

Askvig’s next court hearing had not been scheduled by 1 p.m. Monday, April 8.

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(ABC 6 News) – A Stewartville woman faces a felony charge of liability for crime–2nd-degree assault with a dangerous weapon after driving a teenager on to a fight.

Shawna Cie Askvig, 40, is accused of taking a juvenile to Kasson’s North Park April 17, where he allegedly beat another juvenile with metal knuckles.

According to court records, Kasson police responded to the scene of a fight, where they found one juvenile with a bruised and bloodied face.

The injured teenager told police that another juvenile texted him that he was going to beat him up, then walked up to him at the park and started punching him with a pair of metal knuckles.

The fight was allegedly captured on video.

Police spoke to Askvig, who said she drove the teenager who allegedly instigated the fight, and had talked to him about his reasons for going to the park on the way.

“Askvig ultimately figured that they are teenage boys and they will figure it out,” court records concluded.

Askvig denied seeing the teenager place metal knuckles in her car’s glove box, or seeing a fight happen.

Her pretrial is scheduled for July 26.