10-02-2010, 01:47 PM
waiting for a murder charge.
Nearly a month after 10-month-old Lauryn Dickens disappeared, her mother appeared in court Friday on charges in connection with her disappearance.
Even as Shakara Dickens appeared in court, investigators were no closer to finding the location of her baby. Dickens reported Lauryn missing on September 17, one week after she allegedly gave the child to a stranger.
Dickens has hired attorney Murray Wells.
"Obviously the concern is for everyone is for the child, and for our client, and we're going to try to take care of everything the best we can," Wells said.
Dickens is in jail on a $2 million bond for aggravated child neglect and filing a false report. Her attorneys will ask that her bond be reduced at her next hearing later this month.
A crowd of Dickens's family and friends showed up for the hearing.
"The family is still really in a state of shock," Wells said. I think they're very concerned about the child and they're very concerned about Miss Dickens."
But they continue to avoid making a public statement about Dickens and her missing baby.
because they fucking know the pig killed her. i wonder if the classy grandma threw eggs at the judge?
"They're coming together and sort of closed themselves up and taking this time," Wells said. "It's really almost a mourning time for them to kind of understand what's happened to this family."
Dickens will be back in court October 21st for a preliminary hearing, where the state will have to show probable cause.
Nearly a month after 10-month-old Lauryn Dickens disappeared, her mother appeared in court Friday on charges in connection with her disappearance.
Even as Shakara Dickens appeared in court, investigators were no closer to finding the location of her baby. Dickens reported Lauryn missing on September 17, one week after she allegedly gave the child to a stranger.
Dickens has hired attorney Murray Wells.
"Obviously the concern is for everyone is for the child, and for our client, and we're going to try to take care of everything the best we can," Wells said.
Dickens is in jail on a $2 million bond for aggravated child neglect and filing a false report. Her attorneys will ask that her bond be reduced at her next hearing later this month.
A crowd of Dickens's family and friends showed up for the hearing.
"The family is still really in a state of shock," Wells said. I think they're very concerned about the child and they're very concerned about Miss Dickens."
But they continue to avoid making a public statement about Dickens and her missing baby.
because they fucking know the pig killed her. i wonder if the classy grandma threw eggs at the judge?
"They're coming together and sort of closed themselves up and taking this time," Wells said. "It's really almost a mourning time for them to kind of understand what's happened to this family."
Dickens will be back in court October 21st for a preliminary hearing, where the state will have to show probable cause.