POPLAR, Mont. (AP) — The Latest on a criminal charge in the death of a baby on a Montana Indian Reservation who authorities say was killed by a caregiver (all times local):

1:45 p.m.

A woman has been charged with murder in the beating death of a 13-month-old girl under her care on an American Indian reservation in Montana.

The Fort Peck Tribal Court clerk's office says Janelle Red Dog pleaded not guilty during a Tuesday court appearance in Poplar.

 

Chief Judge Stacie Crawford denied bond and ordered Red Dog back into custody pending a May hearing.

Authorities say the 42-year-old woman beat to death Kenzley Olson on April 19, put the body into a dumpster and reported Kenzley missing.

Defense attorney Mary Zemyan says she's uncertain what killed Kenzley.

Tribal law allows for a maximum three-year prison sentence on any one charge. Separate federal charges also are expected in the case.

The baby's mother was in jail on unspecified allegations when she died.

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