SPRINGFIELD — A Maryland teen, arrested here in the Miami Valley this weekend and accused of murdering his younger sister, could spend the rest of his life in prison.
Stephen Jarrod Davis, II is 17-years-old but is being charged as an adult in Maryland with first-degree murder in connection with his sister’s death.
As of tonight, he’s stuck in Clark County juvenile detention more than 450 miles from his home outside Baltimore. Monday afternoon, a Clark County judge ruled that won’t be changing until police and prosecutors in Maryland file the necessary paperwork with the court in Springfield so that Davis can be extradited back to the Maryland to answer to the charges he’s facing there.
Davis appeared virtually for his detention hearing in Clark County Juvenile Court Monday afternoon.
He’s accused of killing his younger, half-sister, 5-year-old Anaya Jannah Abdul.
Anne Arundel County (Maryland) Police say they found the crime scene at 8:15 Saturday morning inside a home in Pasadena, Md. The community is about 20 miles southeast of Baltimore.
“They discovered a deceased five-year-old child (inside the home),” Anne Arundel County Police Lieutenant Jackie Davis said. “That child suffered from apparent trauma.”
Police said the girl died from “multiple sharp force injuries.” The department said an autopsy ruled Abdul’s death a homicide and that officers are still looking for a motive in the killing.
Police put out a nationwide “be on the lookout”, or “BOLO” alert for Davis after they say he ran from Maryland after the murder.
Ohio state troopers at the highway patrol post in Springfield saw that BOLO and then spotted Davis on Interstate 70 west at the Clark-Madison County line Saturday morning.
Troopers followed Davis and then tried to pull him over in the stolen car they say he was driving near the exit for U.S. 68 in Springfield, but that’s when troopers say he took off going 120 miles an hour.
The chase lasted just five miles. Troopers say Davis decided to pull over and surrender on I-70 just west of the I-675 interchange.
“We have potential charges here,” Ohio State Highway Patrol Sgt. Jon Payer said Monday morning. “That’ll ultimately be the prosecutor’s decision at the end of the day whether we’re going to charge him here in Ohio for the traffic violations.”
Monday afternoon, the Clark County Prosecutor’s Office told News Center 7 they will not file any charges against Davis here in Ohio.
At his detention hearing Monday afternoon in Clark County Juvenile Court, the judge said prosecutors in Maryland have not filed the necessary paperwork yet to be able to bring Davis back to their state to face the murder charge. Once that correct paperwork is on file with the court in Springfield, the judge can schedule an extradition hearing.
But until that happens, the judge ruled Davis must stay in juvenile detention in Springfield.
In all, Davis has been charged with stealing a car, as well as first-degree murder, second-degree murder, assault, and child abuse in Maryland. Monday afternoon, a spokesperson for the Office of the State’s Attorney for Anne Arundal County told News Center 7 if Davis is convicted as charged, he could face the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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