Mother Accused Of Killing Daughter Remains Jailed

The mother accused of killing her baby in a microwave oven remains in jail on a $1 million bond.

NewsCenter 7 has obtained public records that indicate the strength of the state’s case against the woman who entered a not-guilty plea in court on Tuesday.

China Arnold, 26, stood in court Tuesday and was shocked as she learned that she was charged with aggravated murder for allegedly killing her 3-week-old daughter, Paris Talley, in a microwave oven last year.

On Wednesday, after an hour-long conversation with her attorney in jail, Arnold is reportedly doing better.

Attorney Jon Rion said, “She’s starting to realize it’s going to be a battle. We’ve hired an investigator and look forward to learning the prosecution’s version of events.”

Rion remains defiant that his client did not commit the crime. “I’m confident China did not do this. When she learned it was a microwave it turned to dread. She wants to know who did this to her child,” said Rion.

So what new evidence prompted police and prosecutors to arrest Arnold and file murder charges 15 months after letting her go?

NewsCenter 7 obtained copies of a statement of facts used to get the arrest warrant. On it, there are two pieces of evidence that could be the smoking gun in the prosecution’s case.

NewsCenter 7’s Caryn Golden said that that statement of facts, which was filed in court says that there is DNA evidence that connects Arnold to the child's death. It also states that Arnold admitted to the crime to a homicide detective working the case.

The father of Paris Talley, Terrell Talley, spoke exclusively to NewsCenter 7 on Tuesday and claimed that he passed a lie detector test. He said he just wants the truth.

Dayton police has said that Talley is cooperating in the investigation.

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