NASHVILLE, TN -
The attorney for a woman charged with kidnapping a Tennessee newborn says his client has tried to commit suicide since she's been locked up and that certain medications for her mental health are being withheld.
Attorney Isaiah Gant asked a judge during a hearing on Monday to investigate Tammy Renee Silas' claim that she is being mistreated at the Robertson County Jail and to consider moving her to another facility.
Gant told the judge that Silas informed him that she was being denied certain medications by jail staff. He said he's noticed that Silas has become increasingly disoriented, which has effected his ability to communicate with her.
Gant also said Silas can't eat her food, in fear that someone may be tampering with it .
When a reporter asked about scars on Silas' wrists after the hearing, Gant said it was a result of her trying to kill herself.
A woman who answered the phone at the Robertson County Jail refused to comment about the allegations.
Silas, of Ardmore, is accused of kidnapping a four-day-old boy in Nashville on September 29 and stabbing his mother, Maria Gurrolla. Gurrolla survived the attack. Police arrested Silas on October 2 in Ardmore. The baby, Yair Anthony Carillo, is now back with his mother.
On October 7, Silas was taken from the Morgan County Jail to a hearing in Nashville. There, a judge ordered her to remain in federal custody. Her bond hearing was Monday. She waived her right to a detention hearing and preliminary hearing.
Attorney Isaiah Gant asked a judge during a hearing on Monday to investigate Tammy Renee Silas' claim that she is being mistreated at the Robertson County Jail and to consider moving her to another facility.
Gant told the judge that Silas informed him that she was being denied certain medications by jail staff. He said he's noticed that Silas has become increasingly disoriented, which has effected his ability to communicate with her.
Gant also said Silas can't eat her food, in fear that someone may be tampering with it .
When a reporter asked about scars on Silas' wrists after the hearing, Gant said it was a result of her trying to kill herself.
A woman who answered the phone at the Robertson County Jail refused to comment about the allegations.
Silas, of Ardmore, is accused of kidnapping a four-day-old boy in Nashville on September 29 and stabbing his mother, Maria Gurrolla. Gurrolla survived the attack. Police arrested Silas on October 2 in Ardmore. The baby, Yair Anthony Carillo, is now back with his mother.
On October 7, Silas was taken from the Morgan County Jail to a hearing in Nashville. There, a judge ordered her to remain in federal custody. Her bond hearing was Monday. She waived her right to a detention hearing and preliminary hearing.
