FL - Girl, 2, dies in hot car, temp @ 107 degrees, 4 yr old climbs out, Holmes Co, 16 May 2023 *arrests*

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Wednesday, Dec. 18th:
*Pretrial Hearing (@ 8:30am ET) - FL – Margie (2) died after being left in hot vehicle for ~15 hours (midnight to 3pm) on May 16, 2023, Prosperity, Holmes County. *Kathreen June Adams (23/now 25) "mom" arrested (5/16/22) & charged (7/3/23) & arraigned (7/5/23) with aggravated manslaughter & charged (5/19/23) with child neglect with great bodily harm, 5 counts of possession of a controlled substance & 4 counts of possession drug paraphernalia. *Charged (9/28/23) & arraigned (11/1/23) with aggravated manslaughter of child. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. Holmes County
Judge Russell Sterling Roberts. DA Jacob Cook. Adams’ attorney Derek Blount.
Case & court info from 5/16/23 thru 7/24/24 reference post #78 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...t-holmes-co-16-may-2023-arrests.678397/page-4
8/21/24 Docket update: Adams [manslaughter] [57] Defense attorney Derek Blount assigned to FACC.CLERICUS.Identify.NamesBAO. No next hearing or trial set for Adams as of 8/22/24. 8/21/24 Docket updates: [58] Circuit court minutes. [59] Plea, waiver & consent form. [60] Criminal punishment Code scoresheet. [61] Notice to appear given to attorney in open court. 8/22/24 Docket updates: [62] Event-Status conference hearing on 12/18/24 @ 8:30am. [63] Fingerprints of defendant.

ALSO:
*Pretrial Hearing (@ 8:30am ET) - FL – Margie (2) died after being left in hot vehicle for ~15 hours (midnight to 3pm) on May 16, 2023, Prosperity, Holmes County. *Christopher Martin McLean (32/now 34) "father" arrested (5/16/22) & charged (5/19/23) & arraigned (7/5/23) with child neglect with great bodily harm, 4 counts of possession of a controlled substance & 5 counts of possession drug paraphernalia. And for McLean only with 1 count of resist or obstruct without violence. *Charged (9/28/23) & arraigned (11/1/23) with aggravated manslaughter of child. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. Holmes County
Trial set to begin for McLean on 2/24/25.
Judge Russell Sterling Roberts. DA Jacob Cook. Mclean’s attorney Russell Scott Barrett.
Case & court info from 5/16/23 thru 7/24/24 reference post #78 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...t-holmes-co-16-may-2023-arrests.678397/page-4
8/21/24 Docket update: McLean [neglect & possession] [59] Pretrial hearing on 10/16/24 @ 9am; [60] Trial is set to begin on 2/24/25 @ 8:30am. [61] Notice to appear given to attorney in open court & mailed to jail for defendant. 8/21/24 Docket update: McLean [manslaughter] [52]Pretrial hearing on 10/16/24 @ 9am; [53] Trial is set to begin on 2/24/25 @ 9am. [54] Notice to appear given to attorney in open court & mailed to jail for defendant.
10/16/24 Docket update: [62] Event pretrial felony hearing on 12/18/24 @ 8:30am. [63] Notice to appear given to attorney in open Court.

 

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@PayrollNerd - any hearing updates yet? TIA!

 

[PayrollNerd]

I’ll be on my laptop tomorrow and see what I can find.

 

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I’ll be on my laptop tomorrow and see what I can find.

Thank you!

 

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I’ll be on my laptop tomorrow and see what I can find.

Oh - never mind - I can access this court site!

Adams:

Dockets
Doc # Action Date Description
67 12/17/2024 Event PRETRIAL-FELONY scheduled on 2/19/2025 at 0830 AM, MX - Judge presiding.
66 12/17/2024 ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO CONTINUE
65 12/17/2024 Updated Event STATUS CONFERENCE on 12/18/2024 0830 AM Judge RUSSELL ROBERTS results Continued on 12/17/2024

64 12/16/2024 MOTION TO CONTINUE

Court Events
Event Date Judge Docket Type Location Prosecutor Def. Attorney
12/18/2024 08:30 ROBERTS, RUSSELL STATUS CONFERENCE COURTHOUSE Main C COOK, JACOB BLOUNT, DEREK

02/19/2025 08:30 ROBERTS, RUSSELL PRETRIAL-FELONY COURTHOUSE Main C COOK, JACOB BLOUNT, DEREK


McLean:

Dockets
Doc # Action Date Description
62 12/19/2024 STATE'S NOTICE OF INTENT TO RELY ON CERTIFICATION OR DECLARATIONS OF BUSINESS RECORDS

61 12/18/2024 NOTICE TO APPEAR GIVEN TO ATTORNEY IN OPEN COURT
60 12/18/2024 Event PRETRIAL-FELONY scheduled on 1/15/2025 at 0830 AM, MX - Judge presiding.

Court Events
Event Date Judge Docket Type Location Prosecutor Defendant Attorney
12/18/2024 08:30 ROBERTS, RUSSELL PRETRIAL-FELONY COURTHOUSE Main C COOK, JACOB ALLDREDGE, JOSEPH

01/15/2025 08:30 ROBERTS, RUSSELL PRETRIAL-FELONY COURTHOUSE Main C COOK, JACOB ALLDREDGE, JOSEPH

02/24/2025 08:30 ROBERTS, RUSSELL TRIAL-FELONY COURTHOUSE Main C COOK, JACOB ALLDREDGE, JOSEPH


link: ONLINE COURT RECORDS SEARCH

 

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Docket updates for both:

McLean - child neglect
Doc # Action Date Description
69 01/03/2025 ADDENDUM TO STATE'S RESPONSE TO DEMAND FOR DISCOVERY

McLean - aggrav manslaughter
Doc # Action Date Description
63 01/03/2025 ADDENDUM TO STATE'S RESPONSE TO DEMAND FOR DISCOVERY

Adams - aggrav manslaughter
Docket:
Doc # Action Date Description
68 01/03/2025 ADDENDUM TO STATE'S RESPONSE TO DEMAND FOR DISCOVERY

Adams - child neglect
Doc # Action Date Description
70 01/03/2025 ADDENDUM TO STATE'S RESPONSE TO DEMAND FOR DISCOVERY

for McLean:

Court Dates:
01/15/2025 08:30 ROBERTS, RUSSELL PRETRIAL-FELONY COURTHOUSE Main C COOK, JACOB ALLDREDGE, JOSEPH

02/24/2025 08:30 ROBERTS, RUSSELL TRIAL-FELONY COURTHOUSE Main C COOK, JACOB ALLDREDGE, JOSEPH

link: ONLINE COURT RECORDS SEARCH

 

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Wednesday, January 15th:
*Pretrial Hearing (@ 8:30am ET) - FL – Margie (2) died after being left in hot vehicle for ~15 hours (midnight to 3pm) on May 16, 2023, Prosperity, Holmes County. *Christopher Martin McLean (32/now 34) "father" arrested (5/16/22) & charged (5/19/23) & arraigned (7/5/23) with child neglect with great bodily harm, 4 counts of possession of a controlled substance & 5 counts of possession drug paraphernalia. And for McLean only with 1 count of resist or obstruct without violence. *Charged (9/28/23) & arraigned (11/1/23) with aggravated manslaughter of child. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. Holmes County
Trial set to begin for McLean on 2/24/25.
Judge Russell Sterling Roberts. DA Jacob Cook. McLean’s & Adams’ attorney Russell Scott Barrett.
Case & court info from 5/16/23 thru 8/21/24 reference post #81 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...t-holmes-co-16-may-2023-arrests.678397/page-5
10/16/24 Docket update: [62] Event pretrial felony hearing on 12/18/24 @ 8:30am. [63] Notice to appear given to attorney in open Court.
12/18/24 Docket updates: [60 & 61/66 & 67] to appear given to attorney in open Court. Next pretrial hearing on 1/15/25 @ 8:30am. 12/19/24 Docket update: [62 & 68] State's notice of intent to reply on Certification or declaration of business records.
1/3/25 Docket update: Child neglect-[69] Addendum to State's response to demand for discovery. Manslaughter-[63] Addendum to State's response to demand for discovery.
Kathreen June Adams (23/now 25) – Status hearing on 2/19/25.

 

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Looks like McLean plead guilty on the child abuse charges.

McLean - Child abuse

Docket:
Doc # Action Date Description
86 01/15/2025 Sentence Status Concurrent related case 23CF000295A - CNT: 2
85 01/15/2025 Maximum Confinement in State Prison Facility - DOC for 5 year(s) 0.0 month(s) 0.0 day(s) - CNT: 2
84 01/15/2025 Minimum Confinement in State Prison Facility - DOC for 0.0 year(s) 0.0 month(s) 0.0 day(s) - CNT: 1, CNT: 2
83 01/15/2025 Sentence Status Concurrent related case 23CF000162A - CNT: 1
82 01/15/2025 Judge at Sentencing: ROBERTS, RUSSELL - CNT: 1, CNT: 2
81 01/15/2025 Sentence Effective Date: 1/15/2025 - CNT: 1, CNT: 2
80 01/15/2025 Sentence Imposed date: 1/15/2025 - CNT: 1, CNT: 2
79 01/15/2025 Maximum Confinement in State Prison Facility - DOC for 22 year(s) 0.0 month(s) 0.0 day(s) - CNT: 1
78 01/15/2025 Court Action: ADJUDICATED GUILTY for CNT: 1, CNT: 2, CNT: 3, CNT: 4
77 01/15/2025 Trial type of No trial required entered for CNT: 1, CNT: 2, CNT: 3, CNT: 4
76 01/15/2025 Defendant entered a plea of Nolo-Contendere for CNT: 1, CNT: 2, CNT: 3, CNT: 4
75 01/15/2025 FINGERPRINTS OF DEFENDANT
74 01/15/2025 CHARGES/COSTS/FEES
73 01/15/2025 PLEA, WAIVER AND CONSENT FORM
72 01/15/2025 CIRCUIT COURT MINUTES (PLEA)
71 01/15/2025 Event MOTION HEARING scheduled on 2/5/2025 at 0130 PM, MX - Judge presiding.
70 01/15/2025 NOTICE TO APPEAR GIVEN TO DEFENDANT IN OPEN COURT


for manslaughter:

Docket:
Doc # Action Date Description
71 01/15/2025 FINGERPRINTS OF DEFENDANT
70 01/15/2025 CHARGES/COSTS/FEES
69 01/15/2025 PLEA, WAIVER AND CONSENT FORM
68 01/15/2025 CIRCUIT COURT MINUTES (PLEA)
67 01/15/2025 Updated Event TRIAL-FELONY on 2/24/2025 0830 AM Judge RUSSELL ROBERTS results Cancelled on 1/15/2025
66 01/15/2025 Updated Event MOTION HEARING on 2/5/2025 0130 PM Judge RUSSELL ROBERTS results Cancelled on 1/15/2025
65 01/15/2025 Event MOTION HEARING scheduled on 2/5/2025 at 0130 PM, MX - Judge presiding.
64 01/15/2025 NOTICE TO APPEAR GIVEN TO DEFENDANT IN OPEN COURT

both cases:
Court Activities:
01/15/2025 08:30 ROBERTS, RUSSELL PRETRIAL-FELONY COURTHOUSE Main C COOK, JACOB ALLDREDGE, JOSEPH

02/05/2025 13:30 ROBERTS, RUSSELL MOTION HEARING COURTHOUSE Main C COOK, JACOB ALLDREDGE, JOSEPH

02/24/2025 08:30 ROBERTS, RUSSELL TRIAL-FELONY-was Cancelled COURTHOUSE Main C COOK, JACOB ALLDREDGE, JOSEPH


link: ONLINE COURT RECORDS SEARCH

 

[Niner]

Now that I re-read the above - I see that the next motions hearing & trial have both been cancelled. So just Adams left.

 

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Wednesday, February 19th:
*Pretrial Hearing (@ 8:30am ET) - FL – Margie (2) died after being left in hot vehicle for ~15 hours (midnight to 3pm) on May 16, 2023, Prosperity, Holmes County. *Kathreen June Adams (23/now 25) "mom" arrested (5/16/22) & charged (7/3/23) & arraigned (7/5/23) with aggravated manslaughter & charged (5/19/23) with child neglect with great bodily harm, 5 counts of possession of a controlled substance & 4 counts of possession drug paraphernalia. *Charged (9/28/23) & arraigned (11/1/23) with aggravated manslaughter of child. Plead not guilty. Held without bond. Holmes County
Judge Russell Sterling Roberts. DA Jacob Cook. Mclean’s & Adams’ attorney Russell Scott Barrett.
Case & court info from 5/16/23 thru 8/21/24 reference post #81 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...t-holmes-co-16-may-2023-arrests.678397/page-5
8/22/24 Docket updates: [62] Event-Status conference hearing on 12/18/24 @ 8:30am. [63] Fingerprints of defendant. 12/16/24 Docket update: [64] Motion to continue. 12/17/24 Docket updates: Order granting motion to continue. Next pretrial hearing on 2/19/25 @ 8:30am with Judge Russell Roberts presiding.
1/3/25 Docket update: Manslaughter-[68] Addendum to State's response to demand for discovery. Child neglect-[70] Addendum to State's response to demand for discovery.
Christopher Martin McLean (32/now 34) – Plead Nolo-Contendere (guilty). Sentenced to 27 years in prison.

 

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Mother, high on meth, whose child died after being left in car overnight is sentenced to prison - Larry Basford | State Attorney

State Attorney Larry Basford announced today that Kathreen Adams has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for Aggravated Manslaughter of a Child. Holmes County Circuit Court Judge Russell Roberts handed down the sentence after considering testimony, arguments from both sides, and mitigating...

sa14.fl.gov

Feb. 19, 2025
State Attorney Larry Basford announced today that Kathreen Adams has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for Aggravated Manslaughter of a Child.

Holmes County Circuit Court Judge Russell Roberts handed down the sentence after considering testimony, arguments from both sides, and mitigating circumstances in what he described as a “fair and appropriate sentence in this tragic case.”
[.....]
Adams, 25, testified and accepted responsibility for what happened, saying she is haunted by her actions that day and the loss of her child. She asked for leniency. Her attorney also talked about her remorse and cooperation and asked for a 15-year sentence.