The Columbus woman charged with aggravated murder after a 5-year-old boy died in her care will continue to be evaluated for her competency to stand trial.
On Thursday, a Franklin County judge accepted a psychiatric evaluation that determined 49-year-old Pammy Maye is not currently competent to stand trial.
Franklin County Prosecutor's Office spokeswoman Nya Hairston said Maye will be in the Central Ohio Behavioral Healthcare facility to see if treatment can restore her to competency within a year.
Hairston said Maye was not in court on Thursday.
Maye allegedly murdered 5-year-old Darnell Taylor on Feb. 14, 2024, and discarded his body in a sewer drain in Columbus before fleeing to the Cleveland area, according to court documents. Police found and arrested Maye in Brooklyn, Ohio, a Cleveland suburb, and later recovered Taylor's body.
Maye was the boy's legal guardian.
Maye also faces three counts of tampering with evidence and one count of abuse of a corpse.