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Tuesday, April 10, 2012
For the second time, a motion to reduce bond for Joyce Hardin Garrard has been denied. The grandmother accused of running her granddaughter to death appeared in an Etowah County court Monday for a hearing. Garrard is being held in the Etowah County Detention Center on capital murder charges in the death of nine-year-old Savannah Hardin. Garrard's attorney also filed a motion asking for permission to take Joyce back to the crime scene where Savannah collapsed after investigators say she was run to death as punishment for eating a candy bar. Judge William Ogeltree granted the motion, but said he is concerned about Garrard's safety and the possibility of a third party person "doing something insane" and seeking revenge while Garrard is visiting the home with her attorneys.
The state and sheriff's office also expressed reservations, saying that if the public learned of when the field trip takes place, a crowd of people might show up outside the Garrard home.
Garrard's attorneys say their client has the support of family and community members, and they are not worried. They have asked that deputies who come for security purposes be kept at a distance to keep from overhearing anything Garrard discusses with her attorney during the walk-through of the home. All parties agreed that deputies will be present for the visit, but will be unable to discuss anything they potentially overhear between Garrard and her legal council. The sheriff's office will be responsible for setting up a perimeter around the home to secure the property, and they will have the right to cancel the field trip if they believe Garrard is in any danger. The time and date of the proposed trip back to the crime scene has not been disclosed.
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