Friday, February 05, 1999
Abandoned baby's mother released on bond
BY SHEILA McLAUGHLIN
The Cincinnati Enquirer
LEBANON — Deborah Mackey, jailed for two months on charges that she tried to kill her newborn daughter, is out of the Warren County Justice Center.
Ms. Mackey's mother, Beulah Mackey of Carlisle, posted a $50,000 cash bond Wednesday evening to se cure her daughter's release pending trial.
Ms. Mackey, 38, of Liberty Township, is to go on trial March 11 on charges of attempted murder, attempted involuntary manslaughter and child endangering. Prosecutors say she abandoned the premature infant in a trash can in a factory restroom in December.
Her release came two days after Common Pleas Judge P. Daniel Fedders refused to lower her bond.
Ms. Mackey could not be reached; Beulah Mackey declined to comment.
Don Oda II, Ms. Mackey's court-appointed lawyer, said Ms. Mackey's freedom could provide her an opportunity to visit her child, Holly Ann, who remains in serious condition at Children's Hospital Medical Center in Dayton.
Holly Ann has a deadly birth defect that is not related to her abandonment or birth six weeks early.
“The boyfriend has custody. Unless there is an order out of Butler County, I think she could see the baby,” Mr. Oda said.
But Warren County Prosecutor Tim Oliver said: “Just because they would allow visi tation doesn't mean Warren County would allow that.”
Butler County has jurisdiction over the child because Ms. Mackey lives in that county.
At Mr. Oliver's request, Warren County Children's Services notified the Butler County Children Services Board on Thursday of Ms. Mackey's release “so they can make an appropriate or der if they think it is necessary,” Mr. Oliver said.
Linda Lee Smith, spokeswoman for the Butler County board, said the agency won't take any action because a juvenile judge awarded temporary custody of Holly to her biological father.
“Our concern is civil. The issues related to her are criminal charges. We are not involved in that,” Ms. Smith said.
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