Jamestown  (CSi)  On Thursday morning, Southeast District Court Judge Jay Schmitz set bond for Justice Lange at $250,000 cash or $500,000 surety, at her initial court appearance.

She remains incarcerated in the Stutsman County Correctional Center.

Lange is charged with manslaughter, a Class B felony, and child neglect, a Class C felony accused with the death of her infant son..

The judge ordered her  not leave the state of North Dakota if she is released.

Lange informed the court that she applied for a court appointed attorney however no attorney was present at Thursday’s initial court appearance.

Her next court date, a preliminary hearing, will be scheduled when a court appointed attorney has been assigned to her.

Lange has been  accused of recklessly causing the death of her four month-old son on or about July 4 in rural Stutsman County, along with failing to provide proper parental care, control and subsistence.

Last Friday, Lange was found wandering on a road east of Woodworth by a farmer. She was taken to a hospital in Fargo, while authorities launched a search for the baby.

His body was found on Saturday afternoon after a two-day search on the edge of a slough in some reeds.

Authorities were unsure how long he had been there.

Previously reported:

Lange charged: manslaughter, child neglect

Jamestown  (KFYR-AP) The woman whose four-month-old son was found dead on Saturday in rural Stutsman County has been charged with manslaughter and child neglect, according to court records.

Twenty-five-year old Justice Lange had been missing for four days and told authorities she couldn’t remember the last time she had her son.

She will have an initial appearance Thursday morning at 10:30 in Stutsman County.

Last Friday, Lange was found wandering on a road east of Woodworth by a farmer. She was taken to a hospital in Fargo, while authorities launched a search for the baby.

His body was found on Saturday afternoon after a two-day search on the edge of a slough in some reeds.

Authorities were unsure how long he had been there.

Lange is being held in Stutsman County on a parole violation.

The Stutsman County Clerk of Court confirms there was oral probable cause for the charges.

Stutsman County Sheriff Chad Kaiser says the autopsy report on the official cause of the baby’s death has still not been released.

Previously Published by CSiNewsNow.com