Milam County prosecutors will seek the death penalty in the trial of a man indicted Thursday for capital murder in the death of a 20-month-old Rockdale girl.

Shawn Vincent Boniello, who’s also known as Shayla Angeline Boniello, 30, remains in the Milam County Jail.

Boniello identifies as a transgender woman, according to Rockdale police.

The Milam County Grand Jury handed up a capital murder indictment against him Wednesday morning in the death of Patricia Ann Rader, who died on the evening of Dec. 3 at her home in Rockdale.

“Upon receipt of the draft of an offense report…from the Rockdale Police Department…the Milam County District Attorney’s office will seek the penalty of death for the defendant,” County/District Attorney Bill Torrey said in a press release early Thursday afternoon.

"District Judge John W. Youngblood has requested the Texas Capital Defender’s Service in Austin, to represent the defendant," Torrey said.

Officers, firefighters and paramedics responded to the girl’s home at around 5:45 p.m. Dec. 3 after receiving a report of an unresponsive child.

Paramedics performed CPR at the scene, but were unable to revive the girl.

Boniello was arrested that night and was initially charged with child abandonment/endangerment, but on Dec. 4 was also named in a complaint charging capital murder.