"John" ANDREWS - 10 yo (2010) - Graham County (NE of Tucson) AZ

The trial of accused child abuser Tammy Renea Andrews will begin April
20 in Graham County Superior Court with Gila County Superior Court Judge
Robert Duber II presiding.

Andrews, who is free on a $50,000
bond, was arrested last Feb. 24 and charged with several counts of child
abuse in connection with the beating of her then-10-year-old adopted son.

In a pretrial conference Monday, Deputy County Attorney C.
Allan Perkins said he will prosecute Andrews even though he is moving to
Apache County later this month.

Andrews, who is defended by Barry Standifird of Payson, sat
quietly in the courtroom as her attorney and Perkins settled on a trial
date. Duber conducted the pretrial conference via teleconference.

The defendant faces a total of 16 felony counts, including aggravated
assault, kidnapping and child abuse. Authorities say she repeatedly
abused her adopted son by allegedly tying or chaining him, refusing to
feed him and hitting him with a baseball bat or a hammer.

When the alleged victim was examined by medical personnel, a BB was found
lodged in his abdomen. The youngster said Andrews shot him but would not
take him for medical treatment when the wound bled.