Zevaya Flanagan Wiki – Zevaya Flanagan Biography
A 25-year-old Texas man is accused of killing his 2-year-old daughter during a police chase while FaceTimed with the girl’s mother. On Monday morning, Deontray Flanagan picked up his daughter, Zevaya Flanagan, from his daycare. He then went to a Walmart, where Zevaya’s mother worked, and allegedly demanded to see her cell phone, KRPC 2 reports, citing court documents.
Once she gave him her cell phone, he allegedly hit her multiple times and then fled with Zevaya in a vehicle. A police chase ensued. Eventually, Zevaya’s mother, who was identified by ABC 13 as Kairsten Watson, contacted Flanagan on FaceTime while she was using the phone of Zevaya’s grandmother, who also worked at Walmart, according to the outlet.
Zevaya Flanagan Age
Zevaya Flanagan was 02 years old.
Zevaya Flanagan Cause of Death
However, Flanagan allegedly got angry after he asked for the cell phone password, but didn’t receive it. Court documents allege that Flanagan then began beating and choking Zevaya while Watson was still on FaceTime and watching the attack on his daughter, KRPC 2 reports.
Court documents allege that after Flanagan and Watson ended the call, he called his stepfather and said that Zevaya “was gone.” According to KFYR-TV, the police chase lasted 45 minutes. Once Flanagan was taken into custody, Zevaya was taken to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead.
Flanagan has been charged with murder and is currently being held on $2 million bail. It is not clear if he has pleaded guilty or retained an attorney who can speak on his behalf. Watson told ABC 13 that he has had multiple issues in the past involving Flanagan.
“I told [the authorities] over and over again that something was going to be wrong,” Watson said, reports ABC 13. “They could have at least tried to find him, but even with his past, no. wait until something happens to her?'” Watson says he showed authorities messages where Flanagan threatened to harm Zevaya, ABC 13 reports.
“They didn’t believe me,” Watson said. “They thought I was making it up and that he was the father.” The Harris County Sheriff’s Office did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment. Kaci Watson, Zevaya’s aunt, also spoke to ABC 13 about her niece. “She was probably just thinking, ‘Why?’ Like, ‘Dad, what did I do?'” Kaci Watson told the outlet. “And she did nothing. She did nothing but love him and be a joy to the world, and he’s just an evil person.”
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