15-year-old Indiana girl charged with murder in mom's death
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Prosecutors have charged a 15-year-old Indiana girl with murder in the fatal stabbing of her mother.
The (Northwest Indiana) Times reports that Chastinea Reeves was charged Tuesday in Lake County Criminal Court after a juvenile court judge approved prosecutors' request that she stand trial as an adult.
Authorities accuse Reeves of killing her 34-year-old mother, Jamie M. Garnett, in February at their home in Gary, Indiana.
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Court records do not list an attorney to speak on behalf of Reeves. She is being held Wednesday at the Lake County jail.
If convicted, Reeves could face a maximum sentence of 65 years in prison.
A second juvenile, 16-year-old Matthew Reginald Martin, is also charged as an adult in the case. He faces charges of auto theft and assisting a criminal.
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Information from: The Times, http://www.nwitimes.com