Repost from @theneighborhoodtalk • TNHT Staff: @YesThatsDee _______________ Neighbors, A Michigan judge has ruled that
#JarvisButts, 42, will stand trial for the disappearance and death of 13-year-old
#NaziyahHarris, who went missing on January 9, 2024. Butts, who was in a relationship with Na’Ziyah’s aunt and had five children with her, is accused of grooming and harming the young girl. _______________ Prosecutors say Na’Ziyah texted Butts from school to arrange a meeting. Surveillance footage showed her leaving school and heading to Butts’ auto shop. Her clothes, found near Detroit’s Rouge River the day after she vanished, showed signs of a struggle. Butts’ phone was traced to the same area. _______________ Investigators discovered concerning internet searches on Butts’ devices, along with sexual messages exchanged with Na’Ziyah. The searches were about how to terminate a pregnancy. Witnesses testified about inappropriate behavior and past incidents involving Na’Ziyah and Butts. _______________ Na’Ziyah’s aunt,
#ShannonHarris, testified that she did not suspect anything beyond a normal uncle-niece bond between Butts and Na’Ziyah. Butts also has been charged with the sexual abuse of two other girls in separate cases, including one where he gave his ex-girlfriend’s 4-year-old daughter chlamydia. _______________
#Naziyah was being raised by her grandmother and aunt due to her mother’s alleged drug addiction. Social media users are demanding that others who may have known about the situation be held accountable.