Not Guilty Plea Entered for Stacie Brown

Stacie Brown, who faces two felony charges in the death of her stepson Ethan on June 19th, made her initial appearance in Starke Circuit Court yesterday.

Magistrate Jeanene Calabrese entered a preliminary plea of not guilty for the defendant. She also delayed a request for a court appointed attorney to defend her.

Brown will next appear in Starke Circuit Court on October 5th for her first pretrial conference. A followup date of November 3rd will be the second conference which is the deadline to file a plea agreement.