The Columbus woman charged with aggravated murder after a 5-year-old boy died in her care in 2024 has received a plea deal.
Pammy Maye, 50, who is charged in the death of Darnell Taylor, appeared Monday morning for a hearing at the Franklin County Courthouse.
The prosecutors’ offer would have Maye plead guilty to aggravated murder and abuse of a corpse. The charges carry a sentence between 21 years and life in prison. A hearing will be scheduled either for Friday or next Monday where Maye could either plead guilty or seek a trial.
Maye allegedly killed 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.
