A Prince William Circuit Court judge Thursday ordered a woman convicted of killing her 13-year-old daughter to undergo a mental health evaluation before she is sentenced.
Alfreedia Leona Gregg-Glover, 45, pleaded guilty in July to felony murder, child abuse and filing a false police report for the January death of her adopted daughter, Alexis "Lexie" Glover.
She was scheduled to be sentenced last week, but a judge delayed the sentencing after defense attorney John Notarriani raised doubts about Gregg-Glover's mental health.
Gregg-Glover had asked Notarriani not to present any evidence or argument on her behalf at the sentencing hearing.
Thursday, Eleanor Heath, a jail therapist at the Prince William-Manassas regional jail, testified about Gregg-Glover's mental health and behavior at the jail.
Heath said jail officials are concerned about Gregg-Glover because she does not interact with other inmates and jail staff, often refuses to eat, and refuses to take psychiatrist-prescribed medication.
Gregg-Glover meets with a psychiatrist at the jail once a month, but refuses to speak to the doctor during their meetings, Heath said.
"When she comes in for assessments, she won't talk," Heath said. "She just sits with her head down."
Heath said jail officials do not know if Gregg-Glover is a danger to herself or others.
"We don't know what's going on with Mrs. Glover because she won't talk to us," Heath said.
Prince William Circuit Court Judge Craig D. Johnston ordered that Gregg-Glover undergo a mental health evaluation, which will be used to determine if she is mentally ill and if she should be sent to jail or first sent to a mental hospital for treatment.
Johnston said he ordered the evaluation "in an abundance of caution" though so far the evidence has not convinced him that she is mentally ill.
Gregg-Glover is due back in court for a review of her mental health evaluation Dec. 1.
According to evidence at Gregg-Glover's plea hearing, Lexie was already dead when Gregg-Glover reported her missing from Central Community Library in Manassas on Jan. 7, sparking a massive search for the girl.
A jogger found Lexie's body in a shallow creek in Woodbridge days later.
Police said Gregg-Glover placed the girl's body in the creek before reporting her missing.
The medical examiner said Lexie died of drowning and exposure to cold.
Gregg-Glover faces a maximum sentenced of 51 years in prison.
Staff writer Amanda Stewart can be reached at 703-878-8014.
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