Monday, June 24, 2019

Charges to be amended in Cynthia McCoy murder case

Samantha McCoy 
Samantha McCoy, who is currently being held in connection with the murder of her mother Cynthia McCoy at the Butler city lake on May 1st appeared before the Bates County Circuit Court last week in a pre-trial conference hearing.

McCoy, who is represented by public defender Jeff Martin, asked for a reduction of bond (currently $250,000.00) which was denied.

During the hearing, Bates County Prosecuting Attorney Hugh Jenkins announced that charges against McCoy will be amended in the near future. He did not indicate exactly what the amended charges might be.

Samantha McCoy is currently being held on a charge of 1st Degree Assault with intent to cause serious physical injury, a class A felony. This charge carries a sentence of a minimum of 10 years and a maximum of 30 years to life in prison.

The next hearing is set for July 17th, 9 am in the Bates County Circuit Court.



We will continue to follow developments in the case.




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