Derion Vence also pleaded guilty to tampering with a corpse. He will serve both sentences concurrently. Author: Chloe Alexander Updated: 8:14 PM CDT May 27, 2021
HOUSTON Derion Vence, the man charged in connection with Maleah Davis death, has been sentenced to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to tampering with a corpse and injury to a child.
This new development was announced Thursday morning by Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg.
Vence was sentenced to 40 years for the injury to a child charge and 20 years for the tampering with a corpse charge. He will serve the sentences concurrently, the DA s office said.
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Maleah Davis update: Derion Vence pleads guilty, sentenced to 40 years in prison, officials say
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Derion Vence, who initially reported 4-year-old Maleah Davis missing, was arrested and booked into the Harris County jail in May on suspicion of tampering with a human corpse, according to police. (Houston Police Department)
HOUSTON – Derion Vence pleaded guilty Thursday to tampering with a corpse and injury to a child 4-year-old Maleah Davis and was sentenced to 40 years in prison, officials say.
Vence, 28, dated Maleah’s mother, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg’s Office said in a news release with an update about the case. Vence, Maleah and her little brother were all reported missing the morning of May 4, 2019. When Vence and Maleah’s brother showed up at a hospital late that night, Maleah was not with them. Her remains were found by the side of a road in Arkansas a month after she disappeared.