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A judge set bail for Jade Sasha Janks, who is charged with murdering her stepfather, at $1 million. (Shutterstock)
VISTA, CA Bail was set at $1 million Wednesday for a Solana Beach woman charged with murdering her stepfather, Butterfly Farms co-founder Thomas Merriman.
Jade Sasha Janks, 37, faces life imprisonment if convicted of killing Merriman, whose body was found inside her Nardo Avenue home on the afternoon of Jan. 1.
Sheriff s deputies went to the home that day to check on Merriman s welfare, and due to the circumstances, sheriff s homicide investigators assumed responsibility of the investigation, sheriff s Lt. Thomas Seiver said.
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A search warrant was obtained, and detectives found Merriman s body inside the residence, according to Seiver.
Bail set at $1M for Solana Beach woman accused of killing stepfather
Tom Merriman, one of the founders of Butterfly Farms, a non-profit organization that focuses on education and conservation in Encinitas, looks at caterpillar eggs on August 13, 2019.
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Jade Janks was arrested Jan. 2 and jailed without bail
VISTA
A judge on Wednesday, Feb. 17, agreed to set bail at $1 million for a Solana Beach woman accused of killing her former stepfather, who was a co-founder of the education and research nonprofit Butterfly Farms in Encinitas.
Jade Sasha Janks, 37, is charged with murder in the death of Thomas Merriman, who was found dead on New Year’s Day, and an allegation that the killing was premeditated, according to the complaint prosecutors have filed in the case.
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VISTA
A 37-year-old woman pleaded not guilty Tuesday to murder in the death of a Solana Beach man who co-founded the education and research nonprofit Butterfly Farms.
Jade Sasha Janks is charged with murder in the death of Thomas Merriman, and an allegation that the killing was premeditated, according to the complaint prosecutors have filed in the case.
Family and friends said Janks was Merriman’s former stepdaughter.
No new information in the case were revealed during her brief arraignment in Vista Superior Court. However, she is due back in court Jan. 27 for a hearing to ask a judge to set bail, and more detail could come to light at that time. Janks has been held without bail since her arrest Jan. 2.
Woman arrested for murder in Solana Beach
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SOLANA BEACH (CNS) - A 37-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly murdering a man inside a Solana Beach home.
Jade Sasha Janks was arrested New Year s Day at a residence in the 100 block of Nardo Avenue, San Diego County sheriff s Lt. Thomas Seiver said.
Deputies went to that location to check on the welfare of 64-year-old Thomas Merriman and found him dead inside the home, Seiver said. The motive and cause of Merriman s death is unclear.