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Woman accused of killing Columbus boy indicted on multiple charges, including aggravated murder

Pammy Maye is accused of killing 5-year-old Darnell Taylor in 2024. Taylor was in foster care and had been living with Maye.
Columbus Division of Police
Pammy Maye is accused of killing 5-year-old Darnell Taylor in 2024. Taylor was in foster care and had been living with Maye.

Pammy Maye was indicted by a Franklin County Grand Jury on charges she murdered 5-year-old Darnell Taylor earlier this month.

The grand Jury indicted Maye, 48, Tuesday on charges of aggravated murder, three counts of tampering with evidence and one count of abuse of a corpse. All counts are felonies and carry a potential life sentence in prison if Maye is convicted.

Pammy Maye is accused of killing 5-year-old Darnell Taylor in February 2024.
Franklin County Jail
Pammy Maye is accused of killing 5-year-old Darnell Taylor in February 2024.

Maye allegedly kidnapped and murdered Taylor on Feb. 14 and discarded his body in a sewer drain before fleeing to the Cleveland area, according to court documents. Police found and arrested Maye in Brooklyn, Ohio and later recovered Taylor's body.

Maye was Taylor's legal guardian. Taylor's initial disappearance prompted a statewide AMBER Alert.

Maye's arraignment is scheduled for Friday in Franklin County Court of Common Pleas.

She was previously charged with murder, kidnapping and endangering a child in Franklin County Municipal Court.

George Shillcock is a reporter for 89.7 NPR News since April 2023. George covers breaking news for the WOSU newsroom.