PHOENIX, ARIZONA – An Arizona man accused of killing a 16-year-old girl who police say was carrying his unborn child is also linked to a nearly two-decade-long history of sexual abuse, authorities have said.
Jurrell Davis, 36, and Jechri James-Gillet, 18, were charged with first-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of Zariah Dodd, the Phoenix Police Department announced Friday.
Dodd, who was 22 weeks pregnant, was shot dead at Marivue Park in Phoenix in the early hours of July 5, police said.
Investigators said Davis was the father of Dodd’s unborn child. The victim was 15 years old when the baby was conceived, police added.
Sgt. Rob Scherer of the Phoenix Police Department condemned Davis and James-Gillet as “monsters” and accused the men of having “planned” the homicide.