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Worley is indicted for wanton murder Melodie Phelps News Editor Manslaughter charges against the woman accused in the drowning death of her eight-year-old son have been upgraded. A Wayne County Grand Jury indicted Wynema Worley on a charge of wanton murder. The indictment was returned on Wednesday, October 18. The indictment also charged Worley with criminal attempt to commit murder. The charges stem from an August 19 incident, in which the car Worley was driving went into the water in the Cumberland Point area of Wayne County. Worley, 27, of Bronston, and her six-year-old daughter, Misty Rambo, escaped from the submerged vehicle, but her son, Dylan Rambo, 8, died, despite attempts by fishermen in the area to save the boy. During a preliminary hearing held in Wayne District Court in September, police said that Worley had alcohol, marijuana and Elevil, a drug prescribed for depression, in her system at the time of the accident. Worley's blood alcohol level was .032, according to testimony by Kentucky State Police Detective Doug Boyd. In a statement to officials, Worley said that she had argued with her husband and then put the children in her car and drove to her mother's house. During testimony, Boyd said that Cumberland Point was about five miles past Worley's mother's home. The incident occurred just after midnight on August 19. Worley's attorney Teresa Whitaker stated during an interview on Friday that she is unaware of any new evidence in this case that would lead to the upgraded charge on the indictment. A Lexington television station reported last week that another witness testified before the local grand jury, alleging that Worley intentionally drove her car into the lake. Worley remains lodged in the Wayne County Detention Center. Bond was lowered during a September hearing to $30,000 cash or two times property. At press time, Worley had not been served yet with the indictment, so formal arraignment has not been set. Add a comment |
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