DARNELL TAYLOR: Ohio vs. Pammy Maye for murder of 5-year-old *TRIAL IN PROGRESS*

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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Jury seated in trial of Columbus foster mother accused in 5-year-old’s death

A jury has been seated in the trial of a Columbus woman accused of killing her 5-year-old foster son and allegedly leaving his body in a storm sewer.Pammy Maye

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Jury seated in trial of Columbus woman charged in 5-year-old’s death
A jury has been seated in the trial of a Columbus woman accused of killing a 5-year-old boy and leaving his body in a storm sewer.

Pammy Maye, 51, is accused in the February 2024 strangulation death of Darnell Taylor. The boy’s body was found in a southwest Columbus storm sewer.

Police say Maye went missing after the crime and provided the location after she was found by police in Cleveland. They found her wandering outside in a nightgown in a suburban neighborhood.

Maye is on trial for aggravated murder and other crimes, including abuse of a corpse. She’s pleaded not guilty.


Before jury selection Thursday, Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Mark Serrott reminded Maye not to interrupt the hearing.

“We cannot have an outburst, we cannot have disruption, you had a disruption the last time you were in court, we cannot have that, if you do that you will be removed from the court,” Serrott said.

“Am I going to be able to count on you to have no disruption, to cooperate with the court, and with Mr. Shamansky?” the judge asked.

“Yes sir,” Maye responded.

Questionnaires were sent to a pool of 75 prospective jurors with 15 jurors selected to hear the case and three jurors will be notified they are alternates when deliberations begin.


Opening statements are set for Monday, Nov. 9. The trial is scheduled to last through the middle of next week.