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Woman Held on Murder Charge After Phoenix 'Catfish' Date Turns Deadly

Police cite security video with location data pointing to an intentional strike followed by flight in his Cadillac.

Overview

  • Norris L. Taft, 52, died after an SUV hit him at his Phoenix apartment complex on May 3rd.
  • Investigators say the driver was Mikela Antresa Bahe, 30, who met Taft through the MocoSpace app after he told family he was being catfished.
  • Apartment surveillance shows Taft step in front of his Cadillac Escalade as it moved forward, and prosecutors say the driver accelerated and struck him before leaving.
  • Bahe was arrested Wednesday in Flagstaff after airport footage, social media posts, and phone data helped police trace her movements from Phoenix.
  • She is jailed on a $1 million cash bond on counts of second-degree murder, leaving the scene of a fatal crash, and vehicle theft, with an arraignment set for May 13.