Defendant almost hour late to infant death trial
Jurors in a first-degree murder case heard opening statements and the beginning of the state’s case against a child’s parents, but not before one was taken back into custody for being late.
Russell Long, 26, and Jessica Adkins, 23, are on trial in the March 6, 2009, death of 2-month-old Kaylie Trinity Adkins.
A jury was seated on Tuesday and the trial got under way around 10 a.m.
The delay was due to Adkins being 50 minutes late because she said her power went out and she overslept.
Criminal Court Judge Robert Cupp said her actions were “reprehensible,” and ordered her bond revoked. He also demanded she be “shackled” with leg braces that prevent inmates from running.
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