SHEPHERDSVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The Bullitt County mother accused of killing her two young sons in their home in November 2023 made a brief court appearance Monday for a status hearing. It was exactly two months to the day since the boys lost their lives.
Tiffanie Lucas at the podium to face Judge Rodney Burress inside a Bullitt County courtroom on Jan. 8, 2024 for a status hearing. (WDRB photo)
Tiffanie Lucas was indicted in December on two counts of murder after police said a neighbor found her sons — 6-year-old Maurice Baker Jr. and 9-year-old Jayden Howard — shot inside Lucas' home on Bentwood Drive in Bullitt County on Nov. 8.Â
Both boys were rushed with a police escort to Norton Children's Hospital in downtown Louisville, where they died from their injuries.
In December, Judge Rodney Burress kept Lucas' $2 million bond in place at the request of Bullitt County Commonwealth's Attorney Bailey Taylor. She's currently being held at the Bullitt County Detention Center.
Loved ones of the boys said they plan to attend every court proceeding.
"I think everybody that has encountered them in some form or way, they knew how sweet and innocent the boys were," said Bobbie Brown, Maurice Baker Jr.'s aunt. "They just were. I'm not just saying that because they were my nephews. They were very sweet. And they're innocent. They're kids. We shouldn't have to be here going through this. They shouldn't have had to go through what they went through."
Maurice Baker Jr. and Jayden Howard. (Submitted photo)
Brown has traveled from Georgia to be in the courtroom every time Lucas has appeared before a judge.Â
"I want her to see my face every time," Brown said, referring to Lucas. "I want her to see our faces every time she come out that courtroom. We're going to be here."
Taylor said prior to Monday's hearing, it wasn't immediately clear if the local Department of Public Advocacy or if the Capital Trials Branch would be handling the case. He said it was determined it will be the Capital Trials Branch.
"At this point we intend to go to trial. We just, at this point, haven't made a firm decision on what particular penalties we're going to seek," Taylor said.
Tiffanie Lucas exits a Bullitt County courtroom on Jan. 8, 2024 for a status hearing. (WDRB photo)
Lucas is scheduled to be back in court on March 18. That's when Taylor said a trial date is expected to be set.Â
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