Ohio woman accused of killing boy, 5, facing murder, abuse of a corpse charges
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The woman accused of killing a 5-year-old boy she was the legal guardian of has been formally indicted on murder and other charges.
Pammy Maye, 48, was formally indicted by a Franklin County grand jury Tuesday on charges of aggravated murder, abuse of a corpse, and three counts of tampering with evidence.
Maye is scheduled to appear in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas on Friday for a formal arraignment.
Maye was first accused of kidnapping the boy, Darnell Taylor, on Feb. 14, setting off a statewide Amber Alert. However, court records show that when Maye's husband called 911, he told the operator that Taylor was dead.
The car Maye drove on Feb. 14 was found abandoned near Cleveland later that day. Maye was arrested one day later in Brooklyn, Ohio, and Taylor's body was found in a sewer drain on Feb. 16.
Maye and her husband became the legal guardians of Taylor in May 2023.