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Double Amputee Held on $10K Bail for Fatal Crash Involvement

"It would be difficult for her to physically run away, that's for sure," said Cindy Sheppard's attorney during Thursday's arraignment.

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[Story originally posted at 12:10 p.m. Updated at 1:10 p.m.]

The alleged Hampton Beach drug dealer who gave Darriean Hess a narcotic pain killer and let her operate the car used in Saturday's fatal crash has been ordered held on $10,000 cash or corporate surety bond. 

Cindy Sheppard, 48, of 51 Ocean Blvd., Apt. 5, was arraigned in Hampton District Court Thursday morning, pleading not guilty to a violation-level offense for allowing Hess to use the 2002 Honda Civic that Hess operated during the crash.

Her attorney, Neil Reardon, argued for a lower bail amount in order to allow Sheppard to post bail. Reardon said his client doesn't have a criminal record — although she has seven drug indictments pending — and that she is not a flight risk because she has no legs from the knee down.

"It would be difficult for her to physically run away, that’s for sure," said Reardon.

Prosecutors declined comment after the arraignment.

Sheppard is also scheduled for arraignment on seven drug possession indictments in Rockingham Superior Court Thursday afternoon, according to court staff. 

Those indictments are for two counts of possession of cocaine and one count each of possession of heroin, oxycodone, diazepam, methylone and marijuana, according to court staff, who said the counts are in connection to Sheppard's June drug arrest.

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