ADEL — The adoptive brother of 16-year-old girl who died of malnutrition in her family home has pleaded not guilty to four felony charges in connection to her death.
Twenty-one-year-old Justin Dale Ray pleaded not guilty Friday to two counts of child endangerment and two counts of willful injury. Police say he “drop-kicked” Sabrina Ray down basement stairs sometime between April 15 and May 1, leaving her unable to walk, talk, eat or drink normally. He remains jailed on $100,000 bond.
The girl’s body was found May 12 in the Perry home she shared with her adoptive parents, who have also been charged. The girl weighed just 56 pounds.
A cousin and grandmother of the teen also face charges in her death.