Muriel Schwenck
Beloved Curmudgeon
I thought the delay might have been while he cleaned the boy up a bit and tried to get the mom to take the boy to the hospital. After the delay, he did finally rush him to the hospital.]I guess he really didn't rush .
[doublepost=1499956615,1490158410][/doublepost]http://www.thespectrum.com/story/ne...gious-toquerville-child-abuse-case/468656001/
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Brandy Kay Jaynes, 36, appeared in 5th District Court on Tuesday to waive her preliminary hearing. She's charged with three second-degree felony counts of intentional child abuse, and the case will advance next week when she will either plead guilty or not guilty to the charges brought against her in January.
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Defense attorney Edward Flint said Jaynes would like to negotiate a plea deal in the case, adding that he "doesn't know" why the state has not yet made an offer.
"As far as my client is concerned, if the state isn't going to offer anything, we should go to trial," he said. "I'll see how she feels."
Flint said Jaynes continues to feel "tortured" in her current situation, adding that media coverage of the events are hurting her children and family.
“(Jaynes) does not want to hurt (her family) anymore. I don't know why the state is unwilling to negotiate.”
The state has not yet made an offer in the case, and Deputy County Attorney Angie Reddish-Day said she firmly believes Jaynes has not been "undercharged."
"I believe that what she is charged with is what she is guilty of, and that she should take accountability for all the charges she's been charged with," Reddish-Day said.
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