A court will decide in August whether there is enough evidence to try a Topeka woman accused of beating and confining two mentally challenged men.

Brooke Shinn, 20, was arrested April 26 and later released from Douglas County Jail after posting a $5,000 bond. She is facing two felony charges of mistreatment of a dependent adult, one felony charge of aggravated battery and one misdemeanor count of criminal restraint.

Shinn appeared Tuesday afternoon in Douglas County District Court, where Judge Kay Huff scheduled the Aug. 1 preliminary hearing, which will determine whether Shinn will be ordered to stand trial.

Brooke Tiara Shinn.

In 2015, Shinn was working as a professional caregiver, responsible for looking after two men living in a home in the 2700 block of Crestline Drive, according to an arrest affidavit filed in district court.

Over the course of several months, according to allegations in the affidavit, Shinn beat the men, locked them in their rooms for days on end, pushed them and locked one in a small, dark closet.

Shinn has no prior criminal convictions in Douglas County.

Depending on her criminal history, Shinn could face more than 25 years in prison for the felony charges and up to a year in jail for the misdemeanor charge.