EMBED >More News Videos Bombshell allegations from mom of missing Maleah Davis EMBED >More News Videos Tim Miller spoke with Eyewitness News about the recent allegations in the search for Maleah Davis. EMBED >More News Videos Investigators searched the Nissan Altima, but found no visible evidence inside of it. EMBED >More News Videos Car belonging to missing girl's family found BREAKING: the silver Nissan Altima, reported stolen by Maleah’s stepfather is found in Missouri City. Mother of the missing 4YO is on scene tearfully yelling “Where is my baby?” @abc13houston #FINDMALEAH #MaleahDavis pic.twitter.com/XnQOebw5D9 — Shelley Childers (@shelleyabc13) May 9, 2019 EMBED >More News Videos Investigators give update on search for Maleah EMBED >More News Videos Speaking first to ABC13, the biological father of Maleah Davis wants the girl's stepdad to speak to him about what happened when she disappeared. JUST IN: medical professionals did not believe the family’s story of how Maleah hit her head causing severe head trauma, still she and her two brothers were returned to mom and stepfather in February. @abc13houston details at 6pm. #FINDMALEAH #MaleahDavis pic.twitter.com/BIkc8SQngA — Shelley Childers (@shelleyabc13) May 8, 2019 EMBED >More News Videos Stefania Okolie breaks down the timeline of events in the case of missing girl Maleah Davis HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Little 4-year-old Maleah Davis was reported missing nearly a week ago, with no sign of her since. Now, community activist Quanell X is making what he calls an 'urgent statement' in her disappearance. "He told her he was cleaning up the apartment," Quanell said of Darion Vence, former fiance of Maleah's mother, Brittany Bowens. "She didn't understand why he would be cleaning up the apartment. But he went and bought an extra bottle of Clorox and came back. "Vence was the last person known to have seen Maleah. He told police that he and Maleah were abducted by three men, along with his 1-year-old son. Vence and the boy were released, but Maleah remains missing.Quanell suggested that Vence was angry after he and Bowens fought and broke up. "On the day that Brittany left to be with her sick father -- her dying father -- to be with family, there was a huge fight between her and him," Quanell said. "He was hurt, he was angry, he was upset. "Bowens reportedly broke off the couple's engagement. "She told him she was giving back his ring and that she was not going to marry him. I believe that caused him to snap in anger," Quanell said. "There is a reason to believe, based on what I know now, there's issues of him possibly molesting young Maleah. "Quanell admitted Bowens never reported any alleged abuse to police.Houston police say they have no additional comment during their ongoing investigation. Eyewitness News is in the process of reaching out to Vence for a response to the allegations.On Thursday morning, the vehicle belonging to Maleah's family was found in Missouri City.Investigators searched the Nissan Altima, but found no visible evidence inside of it. They said there was nothing suspicious inside of the car, and that it looked normal, meaning that there are no obvious signs of anything unusual.Detective Ken Fregia said that the car was unlocked when officials arrived, and that it was clean.The vehicle was taken to the Houston Police Department for further processing.Bowens was also at the scene, where she was consoled. "Where is Maleah? Where is my baby?" she tearfully yelled.Volunteers resumed their search for Maleah Thursday morning after weather halted it the day before.Meanwhile, Sugar Land police have found Vence's story to be inconsistent.Vence, who police have referred to as Maleah's stepfather, originally told officers he was attacked while checking his tire over the weekend. But Sugar Land police say his story changed multiple times when they questioned him.According to police, Vence showed up at Sugar Land Methodist Hospital on Saturday night, where an off-duty officer noticed fresh wounds on him. Vence claimed to be the victim of a roadside attack by three Hispanic men the day before while on his way to pick up the girl's mother from Bush Intercontinental Airport.Police also initially stated Vence was with Maleah and his 1-year-old son when he was left unconscious. He stated that he regained consciousness late Saturday afternoon on the side of Highway 6 near First Colony Mall. His son was with him but Maleah was not.Vence's son is now in the care of a relative.On Wednesday, the Sugar Land Police Department revealed the original story had changed while Vence was questioned. "During the initial interview, the man's story did change several times and some of what he told us just didn't add up," said Doug Adolph, the spokesperson for Sugar Land police.Houston police took command of the investigation since the attack reportedly happened in the city limits.SLPD also revealed the family's Nissan Altima, which was reported stolen after the attack on Vence, was seen driving around Sugar Land at 3 p.m. Saturday, just several hours before he told police that he regained consciousness.Authorities said Thursday during a press conference that they did not notice anything unusual about the tires.So far, Vence is not facing any charges, and police have not considered him a suspect in Maleah's disappearance.Fregia said they have reached out to Vence to do a sketch of the possible suspects, but have not spoken to him in a couple days. They are still looking for him.On Tuesday, Maleah's biological father, Craig Davis, spoke for the first time since the search began to ABC13 Eyewitness News. He said he wanted to speak directly with Vence about what happened. "I'm not putting the blame on anybody," Craig said. "I just need the questions that aren't answered to be answered. There are so many unanswered questions. It's not for the public to answer to them for me. It's not for the police to answer them for me. It's not for the news to answer them for me. It's for Darion to answer for me. "Earlier this week, ABC13 learned the little girl , along with two of her siblings, was taken from her home last August as CPS investigated her head injuries.<doc-sep>HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The biological father of Houston 4-year-old Maleah Davis posted some emotional photos of his daughter on social media weeks after he first learned she went missing.Craig Davis took to his Instagram account to share several pictures and videos of him and his daughter.The search for the 4-year-old came to a huge turn Friday morning, when activist Quanell X told authorities that the suspect in the disappearance, Derion Vence, confessed that the girl died by accident and her body was dumped in Arkansas.Hours later, law enforcement officials in Arkansas found a black bag with bones and blood amid their search for Maleah.The remains arrived in Houston on Friday night, and now, medical examiners are working to identify the findings.<doc-sep>Missing 4-year-old Maleah Davis' stepfather Derion Vence was arrested Saturday on a charge of tampering with evidence. HOUSTON — Derion Vence's bond has been lowered from $1 million to $45,000, court records showed Monday. Vence was arrested Saturday on a charge of tampering with evidence in the disappearance of his stepdaughter, 4-year-old Maleah Davis. Vence appeared in court Saturday evening, standing before Judge Courtney St. Julian in a black sweatshirt while the information from his arrest warrant was read to him. His next court appearance has been scheduled for July 10, 2019. In the warrant, which KHOU 11 has not yet obtained, Houston police investigators outlined how Vence was seen on a neighbor's security camera the day before Maleah was reported missing carrying a blue laundry basket and a large trash bag out of their apartment. They said he was also seen carrying cleaning supplies, including bleach. The day after Maleah was reported missing, detectives went into the apartment and saw drops of blood on the carpet near the bathroom, detectives said in the warrant. When the car Vence was reportedly driving at the time he claimed he was attacked was found on Friday, a laundry basket was inside. Police K-9 dogs at the scene reacted to the trunk of the car, indicating the scent of human decomposition. A court-appointed attorney requested Vence's bond be set at $5,000, however the judge said that due to the nature of the case and a "significant concern that Mr. Vence will not appear in court," she set his bond at $1 million. Vence's case was assigned to Judge DaSean Jones, 180th District Court. RELATED COVERAGE: Maleah Davis disappearance timeline Monday, May 13, 1:30 p.m.: Derion Vence's bond was reduced from nearly $1 million to $45,000, court records show. Monday, May 13, 10:22 a.m.: KHOU 11 has obtained what is believed to be the last image of Maleah Davis from a law enforcement source. It appears to show the missing 4-year-old following Derion Vence. It was taken on April 30, according to police. A crowd of bystanders yelled at Brittany Bowens as she left the courtroom, asking "where's Maleah?" Sunday, May 12: According to court documents released Sunday, a chemical was sprayed in Vence's apartment to detect for blood that isn't visible to the naked eye. Blood was detected in the hallway and bathroom of the apartment. Samples were taken and investigators found the samples were consistent with DNA taken from Maleah's toothbrush. Saturday p.m., May 11: Maleah's great grandmother says she jumped for joy when she heard Derion Vence had been arrested and charged with tampering with evidence. Her grandfather says it's hard to be happy because he knows Maleah is still out there. Saturday, May 11, 4:35 p.m: The Gulf Coast Violent Offenders and Fugitives Task Force arrested Derion Vence at a relative's house in Sugar Land on charges of evidence tampering. HPD detectives say in addition to blood evidence linked to Maleah being found at the apartment, Vence was also seen carrying a laundry basket from the apartment. A judge set his bond at $1 million, but it was reduced on Monday to $45,000. Friday, May 10, 2:15 p.m. Local activist Quanell X made explosive new claims on behalf of Maleah's mother, Brittany Bowens, about Maleah's stepfather, Derion Vence. Quanell said Vence was seen on a neighbor's security camera with bottles of Clorox and a garbage bag before Maleah was reported missing. Quanell said Bowens previously threatened to break up with Vence because she found explicit pictures he sent to another man. Thursday, May 9, 10:40 a.m. Maleah's mother is consoled by detectives after she shows up at scene where her husband's missing cars was found. "Where is my baby?," she cried. Thursday, May 9, 10:30 a.m.: Police searched the trunk for evidence in the case, and later said they found a laundry basket and gas can. "The car looks fine, everything on the car looks normal, the tires look OK," a law enforcement officer said. "Doesn't mean they weren't changed at some point. I don't know anything on that, really." Thursday, May 9, 10:20 a.m.: Missouri City police confirm the missing car belonging to Maleah stepfather has been found. Eqqusearch volunteers say they found it in a strip center parking lot near Highway 6 and Riverstone Blvd. Thursday, May 9: The owner of Maleah's daycare told KHOU that they haven't seen her since April 26. The owner said Vence picked up his son Friday but Maleah wasn't with him. Thursday, May 9: The search for 4-year-old Maleah Davis has resumed, Texas Equusearch said Thursday morning. The search group is telling its volunteers to be prepared for wet and muddy conditions, advising them to dress appropriately for the rainy forecast. This morning's staging area is the 9700 block of S. Kirkwood in southwest Houston. Equusearch says its teams will be on foot and on ATV searching "in some very specific areas" for any signs of the child and the vehicle she was last known to be in - her stepdad's stolen Nissan. Wednesday, May 8, 1:30 p.m.: Houston police released new photos of the car tied to the disappearance of a Houston child and police want you to be on the lookout for it. The car is a Nissan Altima with paper tag 330-92G9. It’s the car that Derion Vence was reportedly driving when he was allegedly assaulted and abducted along with his stepdaughter, 4-year-old Maleah Davis, and his one-year-old son. The photos of the car were taken before Maleah disappeared. Wednesday, May 8, a.m.: Texas Equusearch says its volunteers have halted all search efforts for Maleah Davis, the little girl who was reportedly kidnapped on Friday evening. Poor weather conditions and saturated grounds have made search efforts difficult for the time being. Tuesday, May 7, 4 p.m.: Search efforts were suspended due to severe weather in the Houston area. Tuesday, May 7, 2 p.m.: A spokesman for Sugar Land police said Vence’s story on how he got to the hospital has changed since he first spoke with investigators and it didn’t add up.<doc-sep>News Amy Cooper Is Suing The Employer That Fired Her For Being Racist Amy Cooper — the Central Park “Karen” who called the police on a Black birdwatcher named Christian Cooper and falsely accused him of threaten<doc-sep>
IS SOMEONE ELSE INVOLVED? Police believe Darion Vence was dropped off at Methodist Hospital by someone driving the same Nissan belonging to Maleah’s mom. It’s the car Vence claimed was stolen. Right now only Vence is charged. #Abc13https://t.co/PgjFTb1QrH pic.twitter.com/7DjCoN2g32 — Stefania Okolie (@StefaniaOnABC13) May 11, 2019 EMBED >More News Videos FULL VIDEO: Suspect in Maleah Davis' disappearance faces first court appearance 1/2: Photos displayed at the media briefing: first is victim's stolen car, a silver 2011 Nissan Altima with TX paper tags 3092G9, seen on a traffic camera near Hwy 59 & State Hwy 6 in Sugar Land about 3 pm Saturday (May 4). Second is photo likeness of suspects' blue truck. pic.twitter.com/rseWWqO4s4 — Houston Police (@houstonpolice) May 5, 2019 EMBED >More News Videos Mom says she's terrified for daughter, who is missing EMBED >More News Videos The search continues into night 2 for 4-year-old Maleah Davis. EMBED >More News Videos Brittany Bowens, mother of Maleah Davis, speaks out at press conference. EMBED >More News Videos Missing girl's mom says she is terrified for her. HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- New surveillance images show Maleah Davis and her mother's ex-fiance Derion Vence walk into the family's apartment, but she was never seen coming out.The photos show the last time Maleah was seen alive on April 30, the same day her mother left town for a funeral. Cameras captured Vence bringing her back into their family apartment that morning.Following that morning, investigators say he was never seen with her.On May 3, cameras captured Vence leaving the apartment with his 1-year-old son, a laundry basket, and a black trash bag inside.Houston police added the laundry basket was found along with a gas can in the trunk of the vehicle that Vence reported stolen.According to police, canine officers who are trained to sniff the scent of a cadaver were brought to the suspect's vehicle and other vehicles in the parking lot. Both dogs reacted to the suspect's trunk, indicating that they sensed human decomposition in the vehicle.Police also say they observed drops of blood in the hallway leading to the bathroom of Vence's apartment and on various surfaces of the bathroom.Officials say they then used a chemical agent that was sprayed and reacted to blood in the hallway and bathroom of the apartment. They say the chemical reacted to the presence of blood that could not be seen by the eye.Police also revealed the same vehicle was seen on surveillance video on May 5 at Methodist Sugar Land Hospital, where someone dropped off Vence. It was there that Vence first made the claim that he was attacked and that Maleah may have been kidnapped.ABC13 obtained a new surveillance image from that night outside the hospital:Vence had bond set at $1 million on the "tampering with evidence, namely a corpse" count, according to jail records. Law enforcement officials have not yet confirmed whether the girl died, but investigators do not think Maleah is still alive.Vence reported that on the night of May 3, he was on his way to Bush Intercontinental Airport with Maleah and his 1-year-old son to pick up the girl's mother, Brittany Bowens.He said that he pulled over near Greens Road and Highway 59 to check his tires because he heard a popping noise.As Vence was checking his vehicle, he claims three Hispanic men in a 2010 blue Chevrolet crew cab pickup truck pulled up.During a press conference, police said Vence told them he was ambushed by the men, with one of them hitting him on the head, and he lost consciousness.The next thing he knew, Vence said he woke up on the side of Highway 6 near First Colony Mall around 6 p.m. May 4. His son was with him, but Maleah was not.Police said Vence went to Houston Methodist Hospital in Sugar Land around 11 p.m. to seek treatment for his injuries with his son.Vence said she was last seen in the 16500 block of the Southwest Freeway on May 4.Meanwhile, Bowens had another family member pick her up from the airport when Vence and the children didn't arrive.She told ABC13 a police report was filed Saturday morning after not hearing from Vence.On Monday, Texas EquuSearch crews began to look for Maleah in the area of Greens Road and Highway 59, where Vence said he and his family were first approached.The Houston Police Department requested the immediate help of the group, who has been searching on foot and by ATV.