A Boone County judge, based on recommendations from mental health professionals, has determined that the grandfather charged in the starvation death of his 14-year-old granddaughter is not competent to stand trial. Kyneddi Miller was found dead in her home in the Morrisvale area of Boone County in April 2024, as deputies say she was “emaciated to a skeletal state.”
Her mother, Julie Miller, was the first to be charged, and then the grandparents, Jerry Stone and Donna Stone. They all shared a home on Cameo Road. Eyewitness News said Jerry was not in court with his daughter and wife on Wednesday, but he was the main focus of the hearing. He was found incompetent, and the case was severed, so he’ll be committed to a mental hospital instead of undergoing trial with the Donna Stone and Julie Miller.
Jerry’s attorney said his decline started in 2021, two years before Kyneddi’s death. Boone County Circuit Court Judge Stacy Nowicki-Eldridge ruled that he remain in the court’s jurisdiction while they monitor his competence. The new trial date set in this case for Julie and Donna is Dec. 2.