OH DARNELL TAYLOR: Missing from Columbus, OH - 14 Feb 2024 - Age 5 *Found Deceased*

5-year-old abducted by foster mother, believed to be in danger: Police

A search is underway for 5-year-old Darnell Taylor who went missing overnight. An amber alert was issued after concerning statements were made by his foster mother.

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5-year-old abducted by foster mother, believed to be in danger: Police​

A statewide Amber Alert has been issued in Ohio for 5-year-old Darnell Taylor, who police believe may be in danger after Taylor and his foster mother, Pammy Maye, 48, disappeared overnight.

Columbus police are asking anyone who may have seen Taylor and Maye or have any information that could help their investigation to come forward.

Maye's husband called 911 around 3 a.m. Wednesday and told police that she "woke him up and made statements that made him believe that their foster child, 5-year-old Darnell Taylor, had been hurt or was in danger," Columbus Police Deputy Chief Smith Weir said in a press conference Wednesday.

Weir said said they believe the child is in danger because of some of the circumstances surrounding the disappearance, but would not reveal what Maye told her husband.

The caller said that Maye then left the residence in a grey 2015 Jeep Cherokee. Police responded to the scene minutes after receiving the call and searched the residence but did not find Taylor, according to Weir.

Police later found the unoccupied car in Brooklyn, Ohio, about two hours away.

Maye's husband is cooperating with the investigation at this time and police are still conducting a search at the home.

The parents are believed to have been fostering the child since May 2023, Weir said.


Police said they have received the identity of the child's biological parents and are in the process of contacting them, according to Weir.

"We have no idea what we are dealing with right now, that's why we're asking for the public's assistance," Police Chief Elaine Bryant told reporters Wednesday. "Any information you can give us we'd greatly appreciate it."





MEDIA - DARNELL TAYLOR: Missing from Columbus, OH - 14 Feb 2024 - Age 5

 

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Ohio AMBER Alert: Police release timeline in case of missing 5-year-old boy from Columbus

Authorities say 5-year-old Darnell Taylor was taken from the 900 block of Reeb Avenue early Wednesday morning.

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Ohio AMBER Alert: Police release timeline in case of missing 5-year-old boy from Columbus​

Columbus Police Deputy Chief Smith Weir laid out a timeline of when the first 911 call up to when the Jeep was found.

3:03 a.m. Police receive a call and officers arrive at the home on Reeb Avenue at 3:08 a.m.

3:18 a.m. After searching the home for Darnell, and not finding him, police notify Ohio State Highway Patrol and Franklin County Sheriff's Office

3:40 a.m. After a continued search of the scene, officials with the Special Investigation Bureau were asked to investigate alongside officers

4:20 a.m. Columbus police escalate the situation and asked OSHP to send out an AMBER Alert

5:09 a.m. AMBER Alert sent to phones around the state

5:50 a.m. Brooklyn police find car abandoned in Cleveland suburb

 

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'We believe the child is in danger.' AMBER Alert issued for missing Columbus 5-year-old

Police are searching for a missing 5-year-old boy named Darnell Taylor and his foster mother Pammy Maye.

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'We believe the child is in danger.' AMBER Alert issued for missing Columbus 5-year-old​

Columbus police officers are working with state and federal law enforcement to find a missing 5-year-old boy from Columbus who was the subject of an AMBER Alert issued early Wednesday morning.

Darnell Taylor was taken from his home by his foster mother, Pammy Maye, according to the Ohio Amber Alert website.

The boy was last seen around 3 a.m. at his home on the 900 block of Reeb Avenue on the city's South Side, Columbus Police Department Deputy Chief Smith Weir said at a press conference Wednesday morning. He is believed to be wearing Spider-Man pajamas and white boots.

Maye, 48, was last seen wearing a green floral nightgown with pink shoes. She is 4 feet, 9 inches tall and weighs about 115 pounds.

Weir said officers searched Maye's family and friends' homes looking for her and the child before issuing an AMBER Alert around 5 a.m. K-9 officers are currently searching the area around Maye's home.


Maye began fostering Taylor in May 2023, Weir said. The boy's biological family has been notified of his disappearance. Weir said police were called to Maye's address several months ago for an unrelated incident.

Bryant called the situation "fluid" and pleaded that the public reach out with any information "no matter how minute." When asked if police knew whether Taylor was alive or not, Bryant said it is unclear.

 

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\AMBER Alert: Suspect's car found near Cleveland; boy, woman still missing

7:20 a.m. UPDATE:The suspect's vehicle has been found in Cleveland, according to ABC affiliate station WEWS there. But the boy and the suspect remain missing.O

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The search continues for a Columbus boy and a woman who went missing hours after one of the boy's legal guardians called 911.

Police asked that anyone in the 43207 zip code or residents in Brooklyn, Ohio, search their "private property for anything that appears to be missing or is out of place." If something is located, call police at their non-emergency line at 614-645-4545 or their tip line at 614-645-2228.

Franklin County Children Services is working closely with our partners at Columbus Police. We all share a sense of urgency in locating Darnell and Ms. Maye as soon as possible. His safety is our highest priority. We join in asking for the community’s help in sharing with detectives any information they might have about Darnell and Pammy Maye. At this time, there is little additional information we can share about Darnell, his family, or his history with the agency. It should be noted that the Maye family gained legal custody of Darnell, and they were not foster parents in this situation (they are his legal custodians).

 

[RoundPeg]

I'm confused. Has the foster mother had a break with reality? Is she protecting him from someone? I'm having a hard time figuring out what's going on.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

It almost has to be a mental health issue. They have legal custody and seemingly no other issues there. I wonder if the "unrelated" call to the home months ago was due to a mental health concern / check.
Either that or someone else in the home is dangerous and they're spinning it around to be on her.

 

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AMBER Alert: Woman charged with kidnapping, endangering children; boy still missing

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AMBER Alert: Woman charged with kidnapping, endangering children; boy still missing
A 5-year-old boy and his legal guardian have been missing for more than 24 hours, and that woman accused of kidnapping him is now facing charges.

Pammy Maye and Darnell Taylor were reported missing early Wednesday morning. She's accused of taking the child from their southside home, and has been charged with kidnapping and endangering children.


Charging documents allege that Maye's husband called 911 after she reportedly said the boy was not alive. A detective wrote that Maye held her hand over her husband's mouth while he called 911, "saying she had a plan."

“Caller said she woke him up and said, 'he is gone; I killed him,'” police dispatch relayed about the 911 call in a transmission recorded by Broadcastify.

 

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Ohio Amber Alert: Caller tells 911 missing boy is believed dead

The search continues for a missing five-year-old Columbus boy who police fear could be in grave danger. His foster mother is also still missing.

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Ohio Amber Alert: Caller tells 911 missing boy is believed dead​

Wednesday morning, shortly after 3 a.m., Maye’s husband called 911.

According to FOX 8’s sister station, NBC4 in Columbus, an affidavit filed with Franklin County Municipal Court details the call. According to the court document, the man told a 911 operator that his wife, Pammy Maye, said she killed the child. Maye allegedly said the boy was no longer alive and had not been seen since Monday or Tuesday, WCMH reports.

The document said while he was on the phone with dispatchers Maye tried to cover her husband’s mouth while telling him she had a plan, WCMH reports.

 

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Missing Ohio 5-year-old: What we know about his suspected kidnapping and foster mother

Here's what we know about an Ohio Amber Alert for 5-year-old Darnell Taylor and the statewide and federal law enforcement search.

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Missing Ohio 5-year-old: What we know about his suspected kidnapping and foster mother​

Ohio issued an Amber Alert Wednesday for 5-year-old Darnell Taylor and statewide and federal law enforcement are continuing the search Thursday.

Darnell Taylor was taken from his home by his foster mother, Pammy Maye, according to the Ohio Amber Alert website. Maye, 48, has been charged with one count of kidnapping and one count of endangering children, according to court filings.

Both charges are felonies. She remains at large and Taylor remains missing as of Thursday morning.

 

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AMBER Alert: CPD chief issues plea for Pammy Maye to 'let us know that you're OK'

A 5-year-old boy and his legal guardian have been missing for more than 24 hours, and that woman accused of kidnapping him is now facing charges.

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AMBER Alert: CPD chief issues plea for Pammy Maye to 'let us know that you're OK'
A 5-year-old boy and his legal guardian have been missing for more than 24 hours, and the Columbus police chief on Thursday issued a plea to that woman accused of kidnapping him.

During a news conference Thursday afternoon, CPD Chief Elaine Bryant issued the following plea to Maye:

"I'm also gonna plead to Pammy if she's watching this. Pammy, if you're watching this, could you please reach out and contact us? We need to know that Darnell is safe. We are asking you, Pammy -- and we need to know if you're safe -- reach out, contact us, let us know that you're OK."

Also during that news conference, CPD Deputy Chief Smith Weir showed police cruiser dash-cam video of the Jeep leaving the Reeb Avenue area to which officers were called early Wednesday morning. Weir described how the suspect's car is seen passing by the responding officer, but because there was no front license plate on the car police could not further identify the vehicle.

In 2020, Ohio became the 20th state not to require a front license plate on most vehicles.

 

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Police find body believed to be missing 5-year-old Darnell Taylor; suspect Pammy Maye in custody

Police said they are working to charge Maye with murder. She is already charged with kidnapping and endangering children.

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Author: 10TV Web Staff
Published: 6:47 AM EST February 16, 2024
Updated: 7:46 AM EST February 16, 2024

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Authorities recovered the body believed to be that of a little boy who was the center of a statewide AMBER Alert, Columbus police said.

During a press briefing, Columbus Police Chief Elaine Bryant provided an update on the search for Darnell Taylor which came to an end on Friday.

Taylor was taken Wednesday from the 900 block of Reeb Avenue around 3 a.m. An AMBER Alert was issued later that morning.

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Just before 9:40 a.m. Thursday, the Brooklyn Police Department in northeast Ohio was called to a business on Tiedman Road after receiving a report of a woman walking suspiciously around the building. Officers identified the woman as Maye and took her into custody without incident.

Bryant said she was taken to a hospital in the Cleveland area for medical treatment. Detectives interviewed Mayes, where they learned that Darnell’s body may have been in a sewage drain on Marsdale Avenue in Franklin County.

Authorities responded to the area Friday morning and found the body. Darnell's suspected death is being investigated as a homicide.

Police will work with the Franklin County Prosecutor's Office to charge Maye with murder and extraditing her back to Franklin County, Bryant said. She is already charged with kidnapping and endangering children.

 

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5-year-old Darnell Taylor found dead; legal guardian to be charged with murder

Columbus woke up Friday to the heartbreaking news that the subject of a statewide AMBER Alert has been found dead.Police officials confirmed that 5-year-old Dar

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by WSYX Staff
Fri, February 16th 2024 at 5:55 AM
Updated Fri, February 16th 2024 at 10:47 AM

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Columbus woke up Friday to the heartbreaking news that the subject of a statewide AMBER Alert has been found dead.

Police officials confirmed that 5-year-old Darnell Taylor was found in a sewage drain in Franklin County.

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GRAPHIC: Columbus AMBER Alert canceled, police locate body of missing 5-year-old

Columbus police announced the AMBER Alert suspect has been arrested, and a body suspected to be Darnell Taylor has been recovered.

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By 19 News Digital Team
Published: Feb. 14, 2024 at 5:29 AM EST
|Updated: 15 minutes ago

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOIO) - Columbus police announced authorities have arrested the AMBER Alert suspect and recovered the 5-year-old victim’s body in a press conference Friday morning.

The AMBER Alert for Darnell Taylor was been canceled as of 6:54 a.m. Friday morning.

The body was recovered shortly after 1 a.m. Friday, Columbus Police Chief Elaine Bryant announced during the Friday morning press conference.

The Franklin County Coroner’s Office shortly after 1:30 p.m. Friday confirmed biological family members positively identified the body as Darnell.

Police say suspect Pammy Maye was arrested by Brooklyn police around 9:30 p.m. after a business owner reported a woman walking suspiciously around a building. 19 News reporters confirmed it was a Cenveo employee that made the call.

Brooklyn police Lt. Cindy Eschweiler, in a statement provided to 19 News, said officers received a 911 call in which the Cenvo employee said Maye was “distraught and crying.”

Maye is being treated at a Cleveland-area hospital, according to Bryant. She is now facing murder charges.

 

[Kimster]

What a heartbreak! He looked like a sweet, happy little boy. There's no excuse.

 

[Mel70]

Foster mother. Probably fostered for a check.

 

[RoundPeg]

Foster mother. Probably fostered for a check.

They've actually clarified she isn't his foster mother, she's his legal guardian.

 

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Children’s services shares more details on 5-year-old in Amber Alert’s case

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Franklin County Children’s Services has released more information on the case of 5-year-old Darnell Taylor, who was at the center of this week’s Amber Alert and has since be…

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Children’s services shares more details on 5-year-old in Amber Alert’s case​

Franklin County Children’s Services has released more information on the case of 5-year-old Darnell Taylor, who was at the center of this week’s Amber Alert and has since been found dead.


NBC4 obtained additional details on Taylor’s case from Franklin County Children’s Services. Children’s services confirmed that the Mayes were the legal custodians of Taylor – not foster parents.

The agency said Taylor first came to their attention in March 2022, when there was a physical abuse or neglect referral. It is unclear whose care Taylor was in at the time of this referral. Taylor was referred to multiple service agencies, including behavioral health at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and case management, according to children’s services.

It’s also shown that Taylor had been in kinship care, but there’s no word on who his caretakers were. NBC4 spoke with Franklin County foster care agency Caregivers Helper. They would not comment on this case, but discussed policies and processes.

“Now for kinship, they still have to undergo a home study and background checks just to make sure, but they won’t have to go through the whole process as someone wanting to foster will,” said Nicolette Juby, Foster Care Licensing and Training Specialist at Caregivers Helper.

The agency explained that there is a difference between fostering, being a legal custodian and being adoptive parents. Foster parents and legal custodians are required to go through background checks and a home study. The foster care agency said foster parents must go through training that legal custodians don’t. The agency also said more eyes are on foster parents with regular follow ups, and those follow ups are not usually required in legal custodian cases.

NBC4 reached out to Franklin County Children’s Services to ask about Maye’s relationship to Taylor and his biological parents, but they have not yet responded. The agency said more specific information on Taylor’s case is not being released at this time.

 

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[Kimster]

Poor little guy. The adults in his life failed him.