This morning Bunny had her Admission Hearing in which she admitted to the charges of attempted murder (of the girl bullying her) and arson. The other 6 charges were dismissed.
The actual hearing was very difficult to sit through. The victim’s family (mother, father and daughter) were present in addition to the prosecutor, detectives and other official personnel. For our side, we had David and I sitting with Bunny and the lawyer, and Joe and Gretchen behind us.
Bunny was sworn in and then questioned for the two charges by our lawyer, admitting her guilt, and then again with a little more narrative about her intent to harm by the prosecuting attorney. Finally the judge had her admit to the charges for a 3rd time and provide a detailed account of the events that night. Bunny spoke clearly the entire time but was extremely shaken by the process.
The disposition hearing (sentencing) is scheduled for March 10th at 3pm, on the condition that the psychiatrist is available to testify that day. Also that day there will be testimony by the detectives and potentially the victims. It is scheduled to take an hour and a half and at that time the judge will decide the immediate placement and the initial duration. For juveniles, the judge has authority until she is 21, so any sentencing can be revisited by the judge for either more harsh or more lenient conditions.
Until March 10, she continues to be detained at Dickinson Juvenile Detention in Franklin Indiana.
David and I will be visiting her Thursday evening and will hopefully be able to help her process today’s events.
We continue to feel the grace of all your prayers for Bunny and on our behalf. Waiting for dispositioning will be hard on everyone - especially Bunny. However, today was a big hurdle and we are glad to have it behind us. The very fact that 6 charges were dismissed and we didn’t have to sit through an entire fact finding hearing is a great mercy.
Thank you all so much for your continued prayers and support. Our hearts desire is Bunny would be sent home on house arrest March 11 - that is not likely from a worldly perspective - but we pray this to the God of miracles - of mercy - of hope.
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