The body of an Ohio mother of four who’d been missing since February has been found in the trunk of her car — and her ex-boyfriend is charged in connection with her disappearance.
John Henry Mack Jr.Richland County Sheriff’s Dept.
Davis' friend, Paula Littlefield,told News 5 Clevelandthat she became worried when she saw what her friend had written to her in a text.
“She said, ‘I’m almost to Johnny’s house,'” she told News 5 Cleveland. “‘If you don’t hear from me in a few hours, something may have gone wrong.’ I said, ‘Oh my gosh, you’ve got me freaked out.'”
Davis was supposed to call her when she was finished gathering her belongings at Mack’s house, but never did, News 5 Cleveland reports.
Her family, friends and volunteers in the community joined police in searching for her and her black Volkswagen Jetta.
Police executeda search warrant at Mack’s home on Cliffside Drive,WOIO reports.
On March 1, Mack was charged with kidnapping in connection with Davis’ disappearance, WOIO reports.
At a press conference Monday, Richland County Sheriff J. Steve Sheldon alleged authorities found blood evidence in Mack’s home, leading to the kidnapping charge, theMansfield News Journalreports.
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On March 5, Mack was arraigned in Mansfield Municipal Court on the kidnapping charge. He pleaded not guilty.
He is being held on a $1 million bond. It is unclear whether he has retained an attorney who can speak on his behalf.
More charges may follow.
On Sunday, police located Davis’ body in the trunk of her car in the parking lot of an apartment complex in Galloway, near the company where Mack Jr. worked as a truck driver, theMansfield News Journalreports.
A medical examiner is conducting an autopsy to determine her cause and manner of death.
They are each charged with obstructing justice. They were released on $5,000 cash bond each, online jail records show. It was not immediately clear if either had entered a plea or retained an attorney.
At the press conference, Davis' sister, Lisa Davis, was asked how the public could help the family.
She replied that she would like her sister to have “a beautiful funeral,” theMansfield News Journalreports.
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source: people.com
