--- title: Pammy Maye Found Guilty of Aggravated Murder in Darnell Taylor Case canonical: https://cbusfeed.com/pammy-maye-found-guilty-of-aggravated-murder-in-darnell-taylor-case/ published: '2026-11-10T15:44:52-05:00' updated: '2026-11-10T15:44:52-05:00' author: CbusFeed Staff section: Courts & Prosecutor tags: - Courts - Columbus Police source: Franklin County Prosecutor's Office source_url: https://prosecutor.franklincountyohio.gov/Community-Outreach/Newsroom/2026/11-10-Pammy-Maye-Guilty publisher: CbusFeed attribution: Copyright CbusFeed. Quote with credit to CbusFeed and a link to the canonical URL above. --- # Pammy Maye Found Guilty of Aggravated Murder in Darnell Taylor Case On November 10, 2026, Pammy Maye, 51, was found guilty of Aggravated Murder, three counts of Tampering with Evidence, and Abuse of a Corpse in connection with the death of her foster son, Darnell Taylor, in February 2024. The jury's decision follows a case in which Maye confessed to suffocating her son and disposing of his body in a sewer drain. Maye will be sentenced at a later date and could face life in prison without the possibility of early parole. --- ### Press Release: Franklin County Prosecutor's Office *Published November 10, 2026. Reproduced in full from the [Franklin County Prosecutor's Office](https://prosecutor.franklincountyohio.gov/Community-Outreach/Newsroom/2026/11-10-Pammy-Maye-Guilty).* #### Pammy Maye Found Guilty on All Counts in the Death of Darnell Taylor **COLUMBUS,** Today, Pammy Maye, 51, was found guilty on charges of Aggravated Murder, three counts of Tampering with Evidence, and Abuse of a Corpse. These charges stem from the murder of Maye’s foster son Darnell Taylor in February 2024. Maye will be sentenced at a later date. She could be sentenced up to life in prison without the possibility of early parole. **Case Background** On February 14, 2024, at approximately 3:03 a.m., Columbus police received a call from Pammy Maye’s husband that his wife had killed their five-year-old foster son, Darnell Taylor. Mr. Maye stated in the 911 call that she was fleeing in a silver Jeep Cherokee. When investigators arrived, he stated that he had not seen his son all day. Mr. Maye said that around 3:00 a.m., Ms. Maye came into the bedroom, turned on the lights, and said she had something to tell him. She stated that Darnell is no longer alive. Mr. Maye searched for Darnell but did not find him in his bed or in the house. Mr. Maye immediately called 911. About two hours later, the Jeep was found abandoned in a Brooklyn, Ohio, parking lot, a Cleveland suburb. On February 15, 2024, at approximately 9:34 p.m., Brooklyn, Ohio, Police received a call about a female who was wandering around a business. Police arrived and immediately recognized her as Pammy Maye. Ms. Maye was transported to a local hospital for medical treatment. Ms. Maye made spontaneous statements that she killed her son, and she told Brooklyn officers where his body would be located. On February 16, 2024, at approximately 12:05 a.m., detectives traveled to the hospital and read Ms. Maye her Constitutional Rights. She then confessed to suffocating her son with a trash bag, tying it around his neck. Ms. Maye stated she put his body in garbage bags and placed him in the living room closet. In the early morning hours of February 14, 2024, Ms. Maye placed Darnell in the rear of her Jeep. She stated she moved Darnell’s body to the front seat so it would be a “quick transaction” and disposed of his body in a sewer drain. Ms. Maye stated it was premeditated and stemmed from Darnell having snacks in his bed the night before. On February 16, 2024, at 1:00 a.m., detectives located the body of Darnell in a sewer in Franklin Township. Source: [Franklin County Prosecutor's Office](https://prosecutor.franklincountyohio.gov/Community-Outreach/Newsroom/2026/11-10-Pammy-Maye-Guilty)