10-21-2010, 03:56 AM
NEWTON, N.C. --
charlotteobserver.com
Zahra Baker's stepsister asked a judge Wednesday not to release her mother from jail, saying she feared for her safety and that of her own children.
Amber Fairchild, 25, described her mother, Elisa Baker, as a potentially violent and unstable woman who has severed ties with her N.C. family and begun an online relationship with a man in London.
Fairchild didn't specify why she was afraid, but a Catawba County prosecutor noted that Elisa Baker has had several allegations of communicating threats filed against her this year.
baker was deemed a flight risk as expected.
“The only time this defendant comes to court is when the sheriff's office brings her to court,” Prosecutor Ballas said.
Fairchild:
charlotteobserver.com
Zahra Baker's stepsister asked a judge Wednesday not to release her mother from jail, saying she feared for her safety and that of her own children.
Amber Fairchild, 25, described her mother, Elisa Baker, as a potentially violent and unstable woman who has severed ties with her N.C. family and begun an online relationship with a man in London.
Fairchild didn't specify why she was afraid, but a Catawba County prosecutor noted that Elisa Baker has had several allegations of communicating threats filed against her this year.
baker was deemed a flight risk as expected.
“The only time this defendant comes to court is when the sheriff's office brings her to court,” Prosecutor Ballas said.
Fairchild: