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Woman Charged After Man She Met on Dating App Is Run Over in Phoenix

Detectives are still looking for the victim's SUV.

Overview

  • Suspect Mikela Antresa Bahe, arrested in Flagstaff on Wednesday, is jailed on a $1 million cash bond on counts including second-degree murder, theft of means of transportation, and failure to remain at a fatal crash.
  • Security video from the apartment lot shows a woman enter a dark SUV as Norris Taft steps in front with his hands up and the vehicle accelerates, striking and dragging him.
  • Prosecutors say the footage indicates an intentional act, while court records note Bahe told detectives she could not recall events after a dispensary visit.
  • Court records say Taft met Bahe on the MocoSpace app earlier that day and texted family that he had been 'catfished' as he tried to end the date.
  • Police have not found Taft's black 2010 Cadillac Escalade with Arizona plate FBA 4SY and are asking for tips to locate it.