Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Shaniya Davis: Mother Antoinette Davis transferred while father Brad Lockhart discusses murder


On Tuesday, more developments in the Shaniya Davis murder case.

Antoinette Davis, Shaniya's mother, who has been charged with human trafficking and child abuse, was transferred for her own safety.

According to The Fayettville Observer, Davis was transferred from the Cumberland County Detention Center to the North Carolina Correctional Center for Women in Raleigh, North Carolina.

According to WRAL.com, special attention had to be paid to Davis. She "was being held in a safe-keeping cell away from the general prison population," according to state Department of Correction spokesman Keith Acree.

Debbie Tanna, a spokeswoman for the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office, stated that Davis "is pregnant, so special precautions had to be taken."

Also on Tuesday, Shaniya Davis's father, Bradley Lockhart, appeared in the studio with host Meredith Vieira on NBC's "Today" show to talk about the life and death of his daughter.

Lockhart spoke of the last time he saw his little girl before he left for an out-of-state business trip. He stated that she climbed up into his truck to kiss him goodbye and that they would see each other upon his return. Unfortunately, Lockhart would never see his daughter again.

Vieira pressed the issue as to whether or not Lockhart should have seen the signs that sending his daughter to her mother, Antoinette Davis, was the wrong move. "I don't think I really missed any (signs). Of course there's always speculation. There's always things you could look at and say, well maybe, maybe not," Lockhart said.

A pensive looking Lockhart added, "We obviously make decisions in life that sometimes have repercussions or adverse situations that drift from our decision. We just have to continue to believe in God and hope that our decisions are the correct ones."

-Read Antoinette Davis's arrest warrant.

-Listen to Antoinette Davis's 911 call.

-Read Mario McNeill's arrest warrant.

-Watch Brad Lockhart on NBC Today.

NBC TODAY Show: Shaniya's Dad: 'She Touched a Lot of People'

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