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(ERIN HOOLEY/Standard-Examiner) North Ogden Police Chief Polo Afuvai speaks in Ogden on Tuesday.

Charges filed against couple in teen's death

OGDEN -- Alexis Rasmussen died of a drug overdose late Sept. 10 or early Sept. 11 in the home of Eric and Dea Millerberg where she was baby-sitting.

The overdose was not intentional, rather the reckless result of child abuse, Weber County Attorney Dee Smith said at a Tuesday afternoon news conference.

After a four-month investigation, Eric Millerberg was charged Tuesday with child abuse homicide and three other felonies in the death of the North Ogden teen.

(NICHOLAS DRANEY/Standard-Examiner) Lexus Goodpasture and Teagan Moore hold each other during a candlelight vigil for Alexis Rasmussen at Barker Park in North Ogden last Tuesday. Rasmussen was found dead the next day in Morgan County and her funeral will be held Saturday.

North Ogden family grieves after Alexis' body ID'd

NORTH OGDEN -- Her family knew Alexis Rasmussen as a light that shines on even after her death.

Wade Reed, her uncle, described the 16-year-old's bright personality and smile, her beautiful green eyes and lovely personality. That's what her family will never forget about her, or fully recover from the loss of, he said.

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