UPDATE: Babysitter charged in murder of 5-month-old

  • Reyna Lopez, front center, is escorted by Eatonton Police Department officers, from left, Chris Detweiler, Investigator Hargrove Jones and Jeremy McLure, who are taking Lopez to jail at Putnam County Sheriff’s Office. CONTRIBUTED/EPD
    Reyna Lopez, front center, is escorted by Eatonton Police Department officers, from left, Chris Detweiler, Investigator Hargrove Jones and Jeremy McLure, who are taking Lopez to jail at Putnam County Sheriff’s Office. CONTRIBUTED/EPD
    A babysitter was arrested on murder charges in the death of a baby she was watching in her home while the baby’s mother was at work, according to Eatonton Police Chief Howell Cardwell.Reyna Lopez, 42, of East Marion Street, Eatonton, was arrested on Nov. 13 and is being held without bond in Putnam County jail on charges of felony murder, malice murder, making false statements to concea...

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