SULLIVAN COUNTY, Tenn. — The State of Tennessee will not seek the death penalty for Megan Boswell, who will stand trial for the murder of her daughter, Evelyn Boswell.
In court Friday morning, Sullivan County DAG Barry P. Staubus announced that that the state will seek a maximum sentence for Boswell of life without the possibility of parole.
No trial date has been set because attorneys are still going through a mountain of evidence in the case.
Boswell's defense attorney, Brad Sproles, said his office is still "trudging through" a large amount of evidence turned over in the discovery process.
DAG Staubus said more evidence was expected, and because some of it was forensic evidence that was still being processed, it could be up at least eight weeks before it was ready to be turned over to the defense.
The judge acknowledged that this wasn't the time to set a trial date, so set a status hearing on May 14 at 9 a.m. to check in on the case.
Boswell also spoke briefly during the hearing, informing the judge that she had worked out any differences with her attorney.
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Megan Boswell appeared by video in court Thursday afternoon in Sullivan County. She is charged with the murder of her daughter, 1-year-old Evelyn Boswell.
At her next hearing on Friday, Jan. 22 at 9 a.m., she will learn if she could face the death penalty if convicted of killing her little girl.
According to WCYB, Sullivan County District Attorney Barry Staubus is expected to announce plans on enhanced punishment regarding Boswell then.
Boswell's defense attorney, Brad Sproles, has requested a change of venue for the trial.
A grand jury indicted Boswell on 19 total charges, including felony murder and child abuse. She pleaded not guilty back in August.
Evelyn's remains were found in March along Muddy Creek Road in Blountville. That was after she was reported missing in February before an Amber Alert was issued.
Megan Boswell has been in jail since she was arrested and charged with false reporting that same month.
Her bond remains at $1 million.