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Monday, January 7, 2013
A judge in Gadsden has reduced the bond for a woman charged with murder in the running death of her 9-year-old stepdaughter.
Etowah County Circuit Judge Billy Ogletree reduced the bond for Jessica Hardin from $500,000 to $150,000. The judge said the original bond was excessive and $150,000 was in line with other non-capital cases.
The Gadsden Times reports that if Hardin makes bond, she must remain at her residence unless she receives permission from a community corrections officer to leave.
9-year-old Savannah Hardin collapsed and later died after being made to run for about three hours as punishment for telling a lie.
The girl's grandmother, Joyce Hardin Garrard, is accused of forcing her to run. She is charged with capital murder and could face the death penalty.
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