The Bullitt County woman charged with murdering her two young sons in their home last month appeared in court Monday morning.
Tiffanie Lucas was indicted last week on two counts of murder after police said a neighbor found her two sons, 6-year-old Maurice Baker Jr. and 9-year-old Jayden Howard, shot inside Lucas’ home on Bentwood Drive in Bullitt County on November 8.
Both boys were rushed with a police escort to Norton Children’s Hospital in downtown Louisville, where they died from their injuries.
During a hearing last month, Bullitt County Detective Richard Beahl shared details from his interview with Lucas after she was taken to the sheriff’s office. He said Lucas was in the interview room for three hours. She indicated it was an accident when she was asked if she meant to hurt the children.
Judge Rodney Burress kept Lucas’ $2 million bond in place at the request of Commonwealth’s Attorney Bailey Taylor.
Taylor said Lucas pleaded not guilty to two charges of capital murder Monday. He said punishment if someone is found guilty of such a charge could range from life in prison, to life in prison without the possibility of parole, to the death penalty.
A trial date won’t be set for Lucas until sometime next year.
Lucas is being held at the Bullitt County Detention Center.
Source: WDRB
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