Judge increases bond for parents of missing child
While investigators finished excavating the remains of a tiny human on Saturday, a judge upped the bond amount for the parents of missing child Dontrell Melvin.
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BY JESSICA DE LEON and ERIN JESTER
jdeleon@MiamiHerald.com
Investigators and a team of forensic anthropologists concluded their excavation Saturday afternoon at the scene where tiny human remains were found Friday in Hallandale Beach.
Hallandale Beach Police Chief Dwayne Flournoy said he was told by the team the search for any additional remains would end Saturday afternoon.
"They have located other remains consistent with that of an infant or small child,” Flournoy said.
Brittney Sierra, 21, and Calvin Melvin Jr., 27, parents of Dontrell Melvin, who went missing 18 months ago, were arraigned on child neglect charges Saturday morning.
A Broward county judge increased bond for both parents to $100,000 on the charge of cruelty towards a child and abuse causing great bodily harm.
Melvin, also charged with obstruction of a criminal investigation or falsifying information to locate a missing person, was given an additional $50,000 bond.
Both parents remained in Broward County jails as of Saturday afternoon.
Investigators began searching for Dontrell this week, after the Department of Children & Families hotline received a call alleging child neglect.
Hallandale Beach Police Chief Dwayne Flournoy said he was told by the team the search for any additional remains would end Saturday afternoon.
"They have located other remains consistent with that of an infant or small child,” Flournoy said.
Brittney Sierra, 21, and Calvin Melvin Jr., 27, parents of Dontrell Melvin, who went missing 18 months ago, were arraigned on child neglect charges Saturday morning.
A Broward county judge increased bond for both parents to $100,000 on the charge of cruelty towards a child and abuse causing great bodily harm.
Melvin, also charged with obstruction of a criminal investigation or falsifying information to locate a missing person, was given an additional $50,000 bond.
Both parents remained in Broward County jails as of Saturday afternoon.
Investigators began searching for Dontrell this week, after the Department of Children & Families hotline received a call alleging child neglect.
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