Eaton woman accused of killing grandmother transported to mental health facility

EATON — A court hearing for an Eaton woman accused of drowning her grandmother was delayed after she was transported to a mental health facility.

Heidi Matheny, 35, was scheduled to appear in court for a preliminary hearing on November 30, but her defense attorney asked the court to postpone that hearing after she was transported to Summit Behavioral Health, according to court records obtained. by News Center 7. .

The reason Matheny was transported to the Cincinnati-based facility is unknown at this time.

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Matheny was arrested and booked into the Preble County Jail on November 15. She had been charged with one count of murder and her bail was previously set at $500,000, according to Eaton Municipal Court records.

On the evening of November 15, Eaton Police were dispatched to the 300 block of East Somers Street for a possible homicide.

Eaton Police Chief Steve Hurd previously told News Center 7 that Heidi admitted to officers that she drowned her 93-year-old grandmother, Alice Matheny.

A police report obtained through a News Center public records request 7 indicated that Heidi told police that she stood behind her grandmother while she was washing dishes and stuck her head in the sink “until it stopped bubbling. ”.

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Heidi told police she wasn’t sure if her grandmother was dead yet, so she filled the bathtub and held Alice for 15 minutes until she stopped breathing and left her in the bathtub.

Afterward, Heidi walked from the apartment to the sheriff’s office.

Police asked Heidi what led up to the drowning and she said “nothing special, it was just a day like any other day,” according to a police report.

Matheny’s preliminary hearing is now scheduled for December 7.

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