by Alicia Cruz
The Black Urban Times
Antoinette Davis, the mother of little Shaniya Davis has been released from Central Women’s Prison in Raleigh, North Carolina.
The Black Urban Times spoke with a legal assistant at the office of her attorney, D.W. Bray and was told that Davis is still facing the original charges she was hit with when she was arrested last year: filing a false police report, resisting a public official (both misdemeanors), child abuse for the purpose of prostitution and human trafficking a child victim, both felonies.
See Antoinette Davis' Arrest Warrant Here
Sergeant Somerindyke at the Fayetteville Police Department told the Black Urban Times that Davis had been released on February 21 in lieu of a $51,000 bond and Cumberland County court official, Jennifer S. confirmed for the Black Urban Times that Davis’ next court date is scheduled for April 15.
Mario Andrette McNeill, 29, who was identified as the man seen carrying Shaniya Davis on a Comfort Suites Hotel security video in Sanford has been charged with first-degree kidnapping, first-degree rape and first-degree murder. He is still being held at the Central Prison in Raleigh.
Shaniya’s lifeless body was found on November 16, six days after her mother reported her missing. A subsequent autopsy ruled Shaniya’s cause of death as asphyxiation. The little girl, who was described by neighbors and relatives as a happy and loving child, had also been raped.
Police recovered Shaniya’s body after a tip from a “credible source” led them to a deserted area off of Highway 7 along Walker Road in Lee County.
Davis had been caring for Shaniya for approximately three weeks when she disappeared. Shaniya’s father, Bradley Lockhart, had allowed his daughter to return to Davis saying he wanted to give Davis a chance to be a mother again after a lengthy separation.
Lockhart, who works as a contractor, was out of the state working at the time his daughter disappeared from her mother’s Sleepy Hollow Drive mobile home in Fayetteville. He has since stated that he regrets his decision to return Shaniya to her mother although it appeared that Davis was getting her life together.
Police have theorized that Davis may have sold her daughter into sexual slavery to repay a drug debt she owed to McNeil. Initially, Davis accused Clarence Coe, a man described as Antoinette Davis' former boyfriend and the father of her unborn child, of taking Shaniya. He was arrested, but immediately released after security footage showed McNeil carrying Shaniya.
Coe told WRAL, “ I didn’t get due process. They didn’t even have probably cause to cause [sic] to arrest me.” He said he plans to sue the Fayetteville police.
See Coe's response to his arrest and the accusations made against him below
Several of Davis’ family members have said they do not believe Davis would harm any of her children nor do they believe she had anything to do with Shaniya’s murder.
Brenda Davis, 20, sister of Antoinette Davis said she does not believe the accusations police have made against her sister. “I don’t believe she could hurt her children,” said Brenda Davis.
Antoinette Davis’ aunt, Yvonne Mitchell added that Davis had two jobs and would never harm Shaniya.
McNeil’s girlfriend, April Autry told reporters that she had never noticed any signs of abuse on the daughter she and McNeil share together and that she was shocked at the charges police have hit McNeil with.
See the video of Autry’s interview below.
With 1500 people in attendance at Shaniya’s funeral, which was paid for by NBA star Shaquille O’Neil, Shaniya’s father bid a tearful goodbye to his daughter.
“Shaniya, Daddy love you, honey [sic]. And I know you’re gonna’ be waiting for me…I’ll see you when I get there.” Surrounded by family and friends, Lockhart stood at Shaniya’s grave site and released white doves into the winter air in memory of his baby girl.
Shaniya Davis was five-years-old.
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The Black Urban Times
Antoinette Davis, the mother of little Shaniya Davis has been released from Central Women’s Prison in Raleigh, North Carolina.
The Black Urban Times spoke with a legal assistant at the office of her attorney, D.W. Bray and was told that Davis is still facing the original charges she was hit with when she was arrested last year: filing a false police report, resisting a public official (both misdemeanors), child abuse for the purpose of prostitution and human trafficking a child victim, both felonies.
See Antoinette Davis' Arrest Warrant Here
Sergeant Somerindyke at the Fayetteville Police Department told the Black Urban Times that Davis had been released on February 21 in lieu of a $51,000 bond and Cumberland County court official, Jennifer S. confirmed for the Black Urban Times that Davis’ next court date is scheduled for April 15.
Mario Andrette McNeill, 29, who was identified as the man seen carrying Shaniya Davis on a Comfort Suites Hotel security video in Sanford has been charged with first-degree kidnapping, first-degree rape and first-degree murder. He is still being held at the Central Prison in Raleigh.
Shaniya’s lifeless body was found on November 16, six days after her mother reported her missing. A subsequent autopsy ruled Shaniya’s cause of death as asphyxiation. The little girl, who was described by neighbors and relatives as a happy and loving child, had also been raped.
Police recovered Shaniya’s body after a tip from a “credible source” led them to a deserted area off of Highway 7 along Walker Road in Lee County.
Davis had been caring for Shaniya for approximately three weeks when she disappeared. Shaniya’s father, Bradley Lockhart, had allowed his daughter to return to Davis saying he wanted to give Davis a chance to be a mother again after a lengthy separation.
Lockhart, who works as a contractor, was out of the state working at the time his daughter disappeared from her mother’s Sleepy Hollow Drive mobile home in Fayetteville. He has since stated that he regrets his decision to return Shaniya to her mother although it appeared that Davis was getting her life together.
Police have theorized that Davis may have sold her daughter into sexual slavery to repay a drug debt she owed to McNeil. Initially, Davis accused Clarence Coe, a man described as Antoinette Davis' former boyfriend and the father of her unborn child, of taking Shaniya. He was arrested, but immediately released after security footage showed McNeil carrying Shaniya.
Coe told WRAL, “ I didn’t get due process. They didn’t even have probably cause to cause [sic] to arrest me.” He said he plans to sue the Fayetteville police.
See Coe's response to his arrest and the accusations made against him below
Several of Davis’ family members have said they do not believe Davis would harm any of her children nor do they believe she had anything to do with Shaniya’s murder.
Brenda Davis, 20, sister of Antoinette Davis said she does not believe the accusations police have made against her sister. “I don’t believe she could hurt her children,” said Brenda Davis.
Antoinette Davis’ aunt, Yvonne Mitchell added that Davis had two jobs and would never harm Shaniya.
McNeil’s girlfriend, April Autry told reporters that she had never noticed any signs of abuse on the daughter she and McNeil share together and that she was shocked at the charges police have hit McNeil with.
See the video of Autry’s interview below.
With 1500 people in attendance at Shaniya’s funeral, which was paid for by NBA star Shaquille O’Neil, Shaniya’s father bid a tearful goodbye to his daughter.
“Shaniya, Daddy love you, honey [sic]. And I know you’re gonna’ be waiting for me…I’ll see you when I get there.” Surrounded by family and friends, Lockhart stood at Shaniya’s grave site and released white doves into the winter air in memory of his baby girl.
Shaniya Davis was five-years-old.
RELATED STORIES ON SHANIYA DAVIS
Shaquille O'Neil Pays For Shaniya Davis' Funeral
Shaniya: A Young Life Interrupted
Bradley Lockhart Lost Wife, Sister-in-Law in Tragic Murder
Mother of Missing Child Arrested
New Charges Await Jurisdiction Decision
Pregnant Antoinette Davis Being Housed in Special Unit at County Jail
Body of Shaniya Davis Has Been Found
Shaniya's Family Speaks
Police Release Surveillance Tapes
Media Outlets must credit The Black Urban Times
www.theblackurbantimes.com
twitter.com/thebutmsdotcom
facebook.com/theblackurbantimes
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