JACKSON, MI – The case against a Jackson County mother facing manslaughter and child abuse charges for her baby’s death has been dismissed. Jackson County District Judge Robert Gaecke issued a 41-page opinion Monday, June 29, dismissing all charges against Larissa Jasmin VanOver for the death of her child. VanOver, 30, was charged with one count of involuntary manslaughter and second-degree child abuse in the death of her 3-week-old baby Novella Erickson.