COLUMBUS, Ohio — 48-year-old Pammy Maye appeared in court on Monday in Columbus, just weeks after she was charged in an Ohio Amber Alert case involving the death of 5-year-old Darnell Taylor.
During her court appearance at the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, her attorney said she is competent to stand in trial.
Maye faces charges of aggravated murder, tampering with evidence and abuse of a corpse.
Additionally, Sam Shamansky, Maye’s attorney, told our news partners -- WBNS in Columbus, that Maye is likely to change her plea to not guilty by insanity at a later date.
The case dates back to Feb. 14 when authorities issued an Amber Alert for Darnell. It came after officers responded to the 900 block of Reeb Avenue in Columbus where a caller reported that his wife -- Maye -- woke him up and made statements that made him believe Darnell had been hurt.
Maye, who was Darnell’s legal guardian, was arrested near Cleveland around 9:34 p.m. on Feb. 15 after she was found at a business on Tiedeman Road in Brooklyn.
Columbus Police Chief Elaine Bryant said Darnell’s body was found in a sewage drain in the 1000 block of Marsdale Avenue in Franklin County just hours after Maye was taken into custody.
Maye is scheduled to make another court appearance on April 25.
EDITOR'S NOTE: WBNS contributed to this report.
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