Saturday, January 23, 1999
Mother weeps at arraignment
Lawyer picked in abandonment of newborn
BY DAVID ECK
Enquirer Contributor
LEBANON — In her most emotional court appearance yet, Deborah Mackey's voice broke Friday as she told Warren County Judge P. Daniel Fedders that she has no money to hire a lawyer.
The Liberty Township woman, accused of leaving her newborn girl in a restroom trash can last month, was arraigned on attempted murder, attempted involuntary manslaughter and child endangering charges.
The charges, all felonies, were handed up by a Warren County grand jury on Jan. 8. Because Ms. Mackey, 38, appeared without a lawyer, the judge entered not guilty pleas.Attorney William Duning was assigned to represent her.
She remains in the Warren County Jail in lieu of $50,000 cash bond. A previous bond reduction request was denied. The issue could be revisited once Mr. Duning is on board.
Ms. Mackey, dressed in a red prison jumpsuit, kept her head bowed and wept quietly as she sat with other prisoners in the courtroom. She had shown no emotion in previous court appearances.
In the front row of the gallery, more than half a dozen family members — including at least two of her sisters — watched and cried while Ms. Mackey went before the judge.
Leaving the courtroom, she nodded to them and then broke down as she walked past.They followed and watched her being led away by Warren County sheriff's depu ties.
Family members did not comment to reporters.
Ms. Mackey is accused of giving birth Dec. 14 and abandoning the newborn, Holly Ann Mackey, in a trash can at Ample Industries in Franklin. Ms. Mackey, a graduate of Carlisle High School, had been an Ample employee since October.
Holly Ann remains in serious condition at Children's Hospital Medical Center in Dayton, hospital spokeswoman Tamy Sollars said Friday. Doctors have said the baby, born six weeks premature, suffers from a deadly birth defect that will likely mean a short life of little if any consciousness.
They also have said the infant's condition is not related to her premature birth or her abandonment.
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