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Arizona Woman Arrested in Fatal Phoenix Hit-and-Run After Dating-App Meeting

Surveillance video guided police to Flagstaff for the arrest.

Overview

  • Phoenix police say a black SUV hit 52-year-old Norris Taft at a Phoenix apartment complex Sunday afternoon, and he died at a hospital.
  • Detectives say Taft met 30-year-old Mikela Bahe through a dating app, picked her up in his SUV, visited a dispensary, and returned to his apartment.
  • Court records describe surveillance showing the SUV accelerate as Taft stood in front of it, striking and dragging him before it left the lot.
  • Flagstaff police arrested Bahe on Wednesday after airport footage showed her boarding a shuttle to northern Arizona.
  • She is jailed on second-degree murder and related charges with a $1 million cash bond, and police are asking for help finding Taft's black Cadillac Escalade with Arizona plate FBA 4SY.