McLean pleaded not guilty to the charges, and Adkins extended his $1 million bond. He is currently in the Montgomery County Jail.
Hinze was also indicted on new charges last week including involuntary manslaughter, kidnapping and multiple counts of child endangerment. She pleaded not guilty Wednesday and her bail, which was previously set at $500,000, was bumped up to $1 million by Adkins. She also remains in the Montgomery County Jail.
Takoda Collins: Murder, involuntary manslaughter charges filed in boy’s death
The two are due back in court in September for a motion to suppress hearing. Their attorneys on Wednesday confirmed to the judge that they planned to seek suppression of evidence related to the new charges as well as the old ones.
The two are accused in what authorities describe as “extreme abuse” of Takoda Collins. Authorities say Takoda was locked in a dark attic without access to electricity or a restroom and died with multiple cuts and bruises.
Previously, Montgomery County Prosecutor Mat Heck Jr. said McLean could spend the rest of his life in prison, but he is not eligible for the death penalty.
“These defendants tortured, both mentally and physically, this child for years,” Heck said in a news release last week. “No child should ever have to live in daily fear of abuse by the hands that are supposed to care for them. The monstrous behavior of McLean and Hinze, and the hellish nightmare they created for Takoda Collins will be dealt with to the fullest extent of the law.”
Heck also announced Hinze’s sister, Jennifer Ebert, pleaded guilty in May to involuntary manslaughter, a felony in the third degree, and endangering children. She has not been sentenced and there isn’t a next court date, Heck said.
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