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A man charged in connection with the death of an 11-month-old Indiana girl found in a wooded area pleaded not guilty this week after coroner officials ruled her death a homicide.
Justin Miller, 37, appeared in court Tuesday on a charge of neglect of a dependant resulting in death, Fox 59 Indianapolis reported. An autopsy revealed Mercedes Lain died from blunt force injuries to the head, Marshall County Prosecutor Nelson Chipman said Monday.
![Justin Miller, 37, is charged in the death of an 11-month-old Indiana girl found dead in the wooded area.](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2021/08/1200/675/Justin-Miller.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
Justin Miller, 37, is charged in the death of an 11-month-old Indiana girl found dead in the wooded area. (Marshall County Sheriff's Office)
Her parents, Kenneth Lain, 41, and 32-year-old Tiffany Coburn, are also charged with neglect of a dependent. Chipman said Lain and Coburn left the baby with Miller at a Plymouth motel for the weekend so they could have a "few days from the child."
The child was last seen Aug. 14.
MISSING INDIANA GIRL, 11 MONTHS, FOUND DEAD IN WOODED AREA; PARENTS, BABYSITTER ARRESTED
The parents reported Lain missing the next day when Miller failed to bring her back as planned. Her body was found Aug. 18 n a wooded area of Starke County. Miller allegedly told investigators he had synthetic marijuana several times while he was watching Lain.
In court documents obtained by WTHR-TV, Lain and Coburn were described as being uncooperative" with authorities. Miller gave conflicting accounts of his time with the baby, even saying he dropped her off with a neighbor.
![Mercedes Lain](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2021/08/1200/675/mercedes-lain.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
Mercedes Lain (FBI Indianapolis/Twitter)
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He faces up to 40 years in prison.