DAYTON — UPDATE @ 2:35 p.m.:
Bond was set at $1 million each for the father of Takoda Collins and his fiancée who appeared in a Montgomery County courtroom Wednesday following their indictment on additional charges stemming from the 10-year-old’s death.
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Al McLean, 31, and Amanda Hinze, 29, both of Dayton, entered not guilty pleas to the additional charges during an arraignment hearing in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court Wednesday afternoon.
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Now Takoda Collins’ father, Al McLean, is up from video arraignment from the Montgomery County Jail on the new charges a grand jury indicted him on last week (including four counts of murder). His lawyer pleads “not guilty” for him, judge sets bond at $1M @whiotv @WHIORadio pic.twitter.com/YUkUkTBPmY
— John Bedell (@JBedellWHIO) July 8, 2020
McLean and Hinze were both indicated by a grand jury on additional charges stemming from Collins’ death in December. McLean was indicted on four counts of murder and other felony charges including involuntary manslaughter, kidnapping, and child endangering, according to the Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office. The new charges were in addition to the previous charges McLean was indicted on in December including rape of a child, felonious assault, and endangering children.
Amanda Hinze is up first via video arraignment from next door at the Montgomery Co. Jail. Her attorney pleads “not guilty” for her to the new round of charges. Judge sets her bond at $1M. @whiotv @WHIORadio pic.twitter.com/0lXaeT8dTn
— John Bedell (@JBedellWHIO) July 8, 2020
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Hinze was indicted last week on additional charges of involuntary manslaughter, kidnapping and child endangering. She was previously indicted in December on four counts of child endangering.
The third suspect charged in Collins’ death, Jennifer Ebert, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and other charges on May 27. Additional details on Ebert’s plea were not available due to it being under a court ordered seal and a sentencing date has not been set.
Dayton police and medics responded to a Kensington Drive home on Dec. 13 home after McLean reported that his 10-year-old son, Takoda Collins, was unresponsive.
Collins was taken to Dayton Children’s Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The child had bruises and cuts all over his body, according to court documents.
We’ll update this story with new details as they become available.
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