Saturday, January 30, 1999
Trash can mom seeking lower bond
BY SHEILA McLAUGHLIN
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Deborah Mackey, the Liberty Township factory worker accused of leaving her newborn in a restroom trash can, wants a chance to get out of jail.
Don Oda, her court-appointed lawyer, said he will ask Warren County Judge P. Daniel Fedders to reduce Ms. Mackey's $50,000 cash bond at a hearing Monday.
“The purpose of bond is to ensure her appearance at hearings,” Mr. Oda said Friday. “She's not going to go anywhere. She does not have the resources to run.”
Mr. Oda said he had not decided the amount of the bond he will seek.
He called the request routine, saying it is normal practice to have bond reviewed after an attorney is appointed. Judge Fedders made the appointment last week after Ms. Mackey told him she had no money to hire a lawyer.
Ms. Mackey, 38, was arrested Dec. 14 and jailed at the Warren County Justice Center after a worker found the newborn in a trash can at Ample Industries in Franklin.
Ms. Mackey, a graduate of Carlisle High School, had worked at Ample since October.
A grand jury indicted her Jan. 8 on charges of attempted murder, attempted involuntary manslaughter and child endangering.
The infant, Holly Ann, remains in serious condition at Children's Hospital Medical Center in Dayton, Ohio. Born six weeks premature, she is suffering from a deadly birth defect. Doctors said Holly Ann's condition is not related to her premature birth or her abandonment.
A juvenile judge granted temporary custody of the infant Wednesday to her father, who was living with Ms. Mackey but not married to her.
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