A trial date in the case of a Cadiz woman charged in the death of her two young children could be set early next year.
Keyona Bingham and Public Defender Mary Rohrer appeared virtually before Circuit Judge C.A. Woodall Wednesday. Rohrer said she needed more time to look at evidence in the case.
Judge Woodall set another pretrial conference for Wednesday, January 13.
Bingham was indicted by a Trigg County grand jury earlier this year on two counts of second-degree manslaughter, which are Class C felonies.
The charges stem from an April 7 house fire on Jefferson Street that killed Bingham’s children, three-year-old Kamari Harris, and seven-month-old Ky’nylee Harris.
Kentucky State Police said Bingham left her children alone in the home and went three blocks away to a family member’s home to get a Lortab tablet. When she returned, she told police the house was in flames. The state fire marshal investigated the fire with no cause released.
Bingham was questioned by police and charged hours later with wanton endangerment. The grand jury indicted her on the manslaughter charges, which is a wanton cause of death. Bingham could face 5-10 years in prison if convicted.
Bingham remains free on bond.
