Man charged in connection with child's death in MD released on bond despite prosecutors' ask
To the dismay of Maryland prosecutors, the boyfriend of a woman charged with murder in the death of her 3-year-old daughter has been released from jail.
Cedrick Britten, 44, was charged on June 11 with accessory to first- and second-degree murder after the fact, failure to report child death and "other related criminal charges" for his role in the death of Nola Dinkins, Maryland State Police said.
On June 12, prosecutors in Cecil County, Maryland, requested that Britten, 44, be held on no bond.
A county district court judge denied the request and instead gave Britten $75,000 cash bail and home detention, the Office of the States Attorney for Cecil County said in a news release.
Britten, who Delaware court documents say was in a relationship with Dinkins' mother, was released from custody after posting bond.
Dinkins' mother, Darrian Randle, has been charged with murder and a litany of other offenses in Maryland. She was also charged with felony lying to police in Delaware and remains in a New Castle County prison on $1 million cash bond.
She awaits extradition to Maryland.
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