EKB News

The trial for 26 year old Jessica Charles, a Powell County mother accused of murder in the death of her 22-month-old daughter, has been moved to another county. Charles' trial was set to start later this month but will now be delayed after the Commonwealth agreed that justice would be better served if the trial was held somewhere else, and DNA testing is still pending. Charles is charged with murder after her daughter, Danika, died from blunt force trauma to the head, chest, abdomen, legs and arms. The judge agreed to lower Charles' bond to $150,000 cash or $300,000 property. Charles will be back in court January 5th, when the judge should pick the new location and date of her trial.