HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — An Horry County Circuit Court judge rejected a bond request Thursday morning for a woman accused in a murder and human trafficking case tied to the death of an 11-year-old girl, ruling that she is a flight risk and a danger to the community.
The decision means Margaret Roberson, one of six people charged after the death of A’kyri Bell last June, will remain in custody at the J. Reuben Long Detention Center, where she has been since her arrest in July. She faces five counts of trafficking in persons, three counts of unlawful conduct toward a child and one count of criminal conspiracy.
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Bell died on June 13 from head injuries, after she was taken to a Carolina Forest hospital from a home on Sago Palm Drive. Warrants said she was unresponsive when paramedics arrived at the home.
Roberson’s attorney argued for Roberson’s release Thursday morning, saying that she has already been in jail for 10 months and has no criminal history. Her attorney also said she should be released from jail because she would pose no danger to the community…