Co-defendant charged in A’Kyri Bell case appears in court

Darnell Dearmas, a co-defendant charged in the A'Kyri Bell case, appeared in court Thursday morning.

Dearmus faces one count of unlawful conduct towards a child and is the boyfriend of Alexandria Thomas.

Thomas pleaded guilty to unlawful conduct towards a child in exchange for agreeing to testify against Camisha McGaskey.

She was sentenced earlier this week to 10 years in prison, suspended to 445 days, according to Tonya Root with the 15th Circuit Solicitor's Office.