Foulks waits for hearing on treatment site

By Gus Bode

After missing two appointments, Camilla Foulks has been evaluated by a court-appointed psychologist and now awaits a hearing to determine a place of treatment until she is found fit to stand trial for the fire deaths of eight children police say she left unsupervised.

After being found unfit to stand trial and missing her February 24 and March 17 evaluation appointments, Foulks was ordered May 5 to submit herself to the Clyde L. Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center for an evaluation.

The state has charged Foulks with eight counts of involuntary manslaughter, one count of endangering the life or health of a child and one count of reckless conduct in connection with the fatal August blaze.

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Police said Foulks was babysitting the night of the fire. Foulks allegedly Foulks left the children alone while she went to the liquor store and was at a bar when her residence caught fire.

Authorities believe the children were playing with matches or a lighter.

Foulks cannot be tried in the case until the court finds that she has the ability to understand the charges against her and aid in her defense.

When Foulks was found unfit in February, Jackson County Circuit Judge David W. Watt Jr. said he believed there was a strong

see FOULKS, page 5

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