DIXON – Lee County prosecutors will seek a sentence of life in prison for Tiffany Fassler if she is convicted in the death of her 7-year-old stepson, according to court documents filed Wednesday.

Fassler is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, punishable by 20 to 60 years in prison. Under state statute, however, prosecutors can seek an enhanced sentence for several reasons, including whether the death was “exceptionally brutal and heinous”.

In her motion, Lee County State’s Attorney Anna Sacco-Miller said Fassler’s conduct in Colton Fassler’s death was “exceptionally brutal and heinous.”