By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
CHEHALIS – Bail was at $25,000 for two Centralia parents charged with second-degree assault of a child today in Lewis County Superior Court.
Deputy Prosecutor Cailen Cecil-Wevodau told Judge Nelson Hunt it was a very serious charge involving a very young infant and broken bones.
Raymon E. Bell, 30, and Brandi J. Larson, 28, were arrested yesterday in a case that dates back to last year, according to the Centralia Police Department.
Both qualified for a court-appointed attorney. Larson works part time at Jack-in-the-Box and Bell, a Centralia College student, has no current income but just got a new job at a foundry, according to defense attorney Bob Schroeter.
The child in question is in state custody, Schroeter said. Larson is actively participating in a dependency case with her child, he said.
Cecil-Wevodau told the judge she intends to file identical charges on Monday involving another child.
They will return to court on Thursday to make their pleas.
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