December 17, 2024
The body of Taheli Payton, 22, was found near a park after she had not been seen for several weeks.
After being missing for several weeks, a South Carolina the woman was found dead North Carolina.
By: WSOC TVIt was the body of 22-year-old Tahalie Payton has been found Monday, Dec. 16, near the park. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department confirmed that the body was found near Charlotte. She was last seen on Nov. 20.
Peyton’s family told the media that she went to Charlotte with a friend to celebrate her birthday. The couple reportedly got into an argument at the Microtel Inn & Suites in North Charlotte, and he left the next day without her.Several local workers said they saw him that night.
Emily Stewart, a cookie shop employee, witnessed the interaction.She said Peyton entered the store around 5 or 6 that evening looking for help.
“I don’t know, it’s just wild, it’s wild. It was very strange how he went in a couple of times,” Stewart said.
“He just asked to use my phone and I just handed it to him. He said his boyfriend kicked him out of the car. He was found with another girl and he needed a ride.”
He said the young woman called her mother and returned to the store twice to use the phone.
“It turns out he also texted a friend on my phone. I think he said I’m going to sleep outside tonight and I apologize for everything,” Stewart said.
Employees also saw Peyton at nearby Arby’s and Trader Joe’s; according to her family, she never heard from him.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said the cause of death has not yet been determined, but is being treated as a homicide investigation.
The NC Beat: reported last month that Peyton’s boyfriend, Sethoby Armstrong, 25, was was arrested for DUI and failing to stop for blue lights, fleeing police who tried to stop him.
One of Peyton’s friends organized a fundraiser.Ta’haley Payton. In Memory and Support“, to raise money to bring the body home and cover the funeral expenses.
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