A Hutchinson woman serving 36-months community corrections on a 36-months underlying sentence for a conviction of involuntary manslaughter entered a plea to a couple of misdemeanor charges Friday in a separate case.

Brigit Hippen was convicted of misdemeanor battery and criminal damage to property. She was also sentenced in the case Friday and given 12-months for the two charges. Judge Trish Rose then granted her 12-months probation which will run concurrent to her corrections assignment.

This case has to do with an incident which occurred back on May 29, of last year, when she allegedly punched another woman in the face for dancing with her boyfriend, Oscar Perez. The victim in the case, Desire Jenson had a retainer in her mouth and the evidence showed that the broken teeth were actually attached to the retainer. However, there was some bleeding in her mouth leading to the probable cause finding for the misdemeanor battery. Hippen also caused damage to the victims vehicle, including damage to her windshield, and the hood.

Hippen is on corrections for the death of her 2-month old child, Karina Perez. The state had argued that Hippen was reckless when she placed a hair-dryer on a counter near the crib her child was sleeping in. She said she placed it there because of concern for the child being to cold. The child died from hyperthermia as a result. Doctors have said Karina’s temperature was 108 when she died. This occurred back on February 23, 2010.

Although the probation runs concurrent to her corrections, if she’s ever found to have violated her corrections or probation, and the sentence are ordered to be served, then each sentence would then run consecutive to each other.