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Accused, 8, allowed for holiday

An 8-year-old boy accused of killing his father and another man in eastern Arizona will be allowed to spend the Thanksgiving holiday next week with his mother, a move that drew criticism from the family of the second victim.

The boy and his mother, Eryn Thomas, sat beside each other in court on Wednesday in St. Johns, often leaning over and whispering into one another's ear. The boy, wearing a navy blue shirt and pants, was free from the cuffs he wore in a previous hearing.