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Mont. (AP) — A woman has been charged with murder in the beating death of a 13-month-old girl under her care on an American Indian reservation in Montana.

The Fort Peck Tribal Court clerk’s office says Janelle Reddog pleaded not guilty during a Tuesday court appearance in Poplar.

Judge Marvin Youpee denied bond and ordered Reddog back into custody pending a May hearing.

Authorities say the 42-year-old woman beat to death Kenzley Olson on April 19, put the body into a dumpster and reported Kenzley missing. That led to an Amber Alert and a search for two people from North Dakota who were later cleared of any connection with the girl’s disappearance.

Defense attorney Mary Zemyan says she’s uncertain what killed Kenzley.

Tribal law allows for a maximum three-year prison sentence on any one charge. Separate federal charges also are expected in the case.

The baby’s mother was in jail on unspecified allegations when she died.