Two Arraigned: Two people charged in the death of their child

Hearings were held Tuesday morning in relation to the death of a 5-month-old Marietta girl.

Noah Boyd Six, 23, and Shila Katherine Day, 22, were indicted Feb. 14 on eight counts each, including involuntary manslaughter and reckless homicide, both felonies, in the death of their 5-month-old daughter, Luna Rayne Six.

The cause of death for the girl was listed as complications from dehydration and malnutrition and was contributed to by an unsafe sleeping environment.

Six had an arraignment hearing at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Six appeared calm as his hearing began. The judge, Mark Kerenyi, asked Six's lawyer, Shawna Landaker, if she and Six were ready for the judge to read the indictment. Landaker said there would be no need for that and that Six was prepared to enter a plea of not guilty.

The bond for Six was addressed next. Washington County Prosecutor Nicole Coil asked for a bond of $1 million.

Coil told Kerenyi that there were two children at issue in the case and that while one was rescued and is doing fine, the other child died. When the deceased child's body was found her ribs were visible. The deteriorating condition of the child was visible, Coil said.

"It was visible for an extended period of time and it was excruciating for the child," Coil said.

The child's death is a very serious crime and that is why she requested the $1 million bond, Coil told Kerenyi. Landaker asked for a personal recognizance (PR) bond. She said Six had no means of posting a cash bond, that he is not a flight risk, has no failure to appear on his record and no prior felonies and has had an open CSB case related to all of this since November and has not fled.

She said these were the reasons why she was asking for a PR bond. According to Coil, a CSB case is a case with the Washington County Jobs and Family Services. Landaker also said that Day poses no risk to public safety and that there are no more children in the home so there is "nobody else for him to neglect."

Kerenyi set a cash/surety bond of $100,000 and a personal recognizance bond.

Kerenyi set the conditions of Six' s bond as follows: that he keep in contact with his defense attorney, that he attends all hearings, that he commit no crimes and that he have no contact with children.

Kerenyi said if Six is able to bond out he will be under pretrial supervision and will have to wear a GPS monitoring device.

Six's hearing then ended. Day had her arraignment hearing at 9:30 a.m.Tuesday. Day appeared visibly upset during her hearing, crying most of the time. Kerenyi spoke to Day at the beginning of the hearing letting her know that she requested a public defender but that the Public Defender's Office would not be able to represent her because they are representing her codefendant, Six, and that would be a conflict of interest.

Kerenyi said that Day would be appointed an independent counsel as her attorney. He did not read the indictment or talk about her plea because Day did not have a lawyer.

Day's bond was discussed at the hearing.

Coile asked for a $1 million bond for Day. She said that Day and Six both cared for the two children in the home and should have been aware of their deteriorating condition.

"Both children were born with extremely high levels of THC in their system," Coil said about Day.

Kerenyi asked Day if she wanted to talk about her bond. Day was sobbing as she answered Kerenyi and he told Day he couldn't hear what she was saying because she was crying. After this exchange Day said she did not understand what was happening.

Kerenyi set the Day's bond as a $100,000 cash surety bond with a PR bond. Kerenyi set the same terms of Day's bond as the terms for Six's bond.

Kerenyi told Day that at her next hearing they can address the arraignment and they can talk about bond again if Day wants.

Day's next hearing is set for March 4 at 10 .am. Six's next hearing is set for March 29.

Michelle Dillon can be reached at

mdillon@newsandsentintel.com