Mother of Cyra Harrison denied bond reduction weeks from murder trial
The mother accused in the 2018 death of her 25-year-old daughter asked to be released from jail without bail just weeks before her trial is set to start. Karen Johnson Harrison, 49, is set for an April 5 trial on felony charges of second-degree murder, conspiracy to commit second-degree murder, cruelty to the infirm and cruelty to a juvenile. A married couple, Glenn Maricle and Marilyn Sue Maricle, also face the same charges in connection to Cyra Shantell Marie Harrison's death. The woman's body was found on Nov. 23, 2018, after the Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office received a call about a na...