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Update: Missing Charlotte woman last seen in Columbia
By STEVE LYTTLE - slyttle@charlotteobserver.com
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Upated: 5:22 p.m. Richland County Sheriff's deputies are asking for the public's help in locating a missing Charlotte woman who was seen in Columbia on May 6, Sheriff Leon Lott said in a prepared statement.
Nikki Mcphatter was believed to be driving a 2003 black, four-door Honda Accord with a North Carolina tag labeled "PHATTAH." Witnesses saw her in Columbia about 1:30 p.m. May 6; about 6 p.m. the same day, a man wearing a white T-shirt with "staff" written on the back tried to use Mcphatter's credit cards at an ATM at 8800 Farrow Road, Lott said.
A surveillance video at the ATM showed the man was in a gold four-door vehicle, Lott said.
Sheriff Leon Lott stated that the victim was believed to be driving a black in color 2003 4-door Honda Accord with North Carolina Tag 'PHATTAH' traveling south toward Columbia, South Carolina.
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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department believes foul play is involved with Mcphatter's disappearance, Lott said. Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at (888) CRIMES-SC.
-Rick Brundrett
CHARLOTTE Nikki McPhatter, 30, of Charlotte, has not been seen since May 4. Police said Wednesday they suspect she was a victim of foul play.
Two men captured on bank surveillance tapes in Columbia trying to use a bank card belonging to the missing Charlotte woman are subjects of interest in the case, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said.
Nikki McPhatter, 30, a US Airways ticket agent who lives in northwestern Charlotte, was last seen May 4 at work. She hasnt been heard from since she called a friend May 6 while in Columbia, saying she was out of gas.
The friend told Charlotte-Mecklenburg police McPhatter didnt answer her phone a short time later.
Between 6:45 p.m. and 7 p.m. that day, a camera at the Wachovia bank branch on Farrow Road in Columbia got footage of the two men. The video shows one man walking away from a drive-up teller machine and getting into a car. Bank records show that was the same time someone unsuccessfully tried using the womans card at the bank.
Obviously, we still have a lot of questions in this case, said Capt. Pete Davis, of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Departments Special Victims Unit.
During a news conference Wednesday, police described a search that has focused on Charlotte and Columbia.
While McPhatters last known contact with others was May 6, police said her black Honda with the N.C. license tag PHATTAH has been reported being spotted several times in the Charlotte area recently.
Davis said police have been working with their counterparts in Columbia, but they also are questioning friends and family in Charlotte. They also searched McPhatters home and confiscated two computers. Detectives declined to say whether they had learned anything from the contents of the computers.
Were trying to get information from as many sources as possible, Detective Ron Flagg said.
Reports of McPhatters car being spotted in the Charlotte area have been perplexing.
We have received numerous tips, with descriptions of several different people operating the vehicle, Flagg said. We dont know why it is being reported seen in so many different places.
McPhatter is African-American, 5-feet-5 and 150 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes and was driving a black 2003 Honda Accord.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police ask that anyone with information, or anyone spotting McPhatters vehicle, to call (704) 36-6034. That number can be called 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
By STEVE LYTTLE - slyttle@charlotteobserver.com
E-Mail Print Reprint Comments (11) Recommend (1)Upated: 5:22 p.m. Richland County Sheriff's deputies are asking for the public's help in locating a missing Charlotte woman who was seen in Columbia on May 6, Sheriff Leon Lott said in a prepared statement.
Nikki Mcphatter was believed to be driving a 2003 black, four-door Honda Accord with a North Carolina tag labeled "PHATTAH." Witnesses saw her in Columbia about 1:30 p.m. May 6; about 6 p.m. the same day, a man wearing a white T-shirt with "staff" written on the back tried to use Mcphatter's credit cards at an ATM at 8800 Farrow Road, Lott said.
A surveillance video at the ATM showed the man was in a gold four-door vehicle, Lott said.
Sheriff Leon Lott stated that the victim was believed to be driving a black in color 2003 4-door Honda Accord with North Carolina Tag 'PHATTAH' traveling south toward Columbia, South Carolina. CLICK FOR MORE PHOTOS
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department believes foul play is involved with Mcphatter's disappearance, Lott said. Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at (888) CRIMES-SC.
-Rick Brundrett
CHARLOTTE Nikki McPhatter, 30, of Charlotte, has not been seen since May 4. Police said Wednesday they suspect she was a victim of foul play.
Two men captured on bank surveillance tapes in Columbia trying to use a bank card belonging to the missing Charlotte woman are subjects of interest in the case, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said.
Nikki McPhatter, 30, a US Airways ticket agent who lives in northwestern Charlotte, was last seen May 4 at work. She hasnt been heard from since she called a friend May 6 while in Columbia, saying she was out of gas.
The friend told Charlotte-Mecklenburg police McPhatter didnt answer her phone a short time later.
Between 6:45 p.m. and 7 p.m. that day, a camera at the Wachovia bank branch on Farrow Road in Columbia got footage of the two men. The video shows one man walking away from a drive-up teller machine and getting into a car. Bank records show that was the same time someone unsuccessfully tried using the womans card at the bank.
Obviously, we still have a lot of questions in this case, said Capt. Pete Davis, of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Departments Special Victims Unit.
During a news conference Wednesday, police described a search that has focused on Charlotte and Columbia.
While McPhatters last known contact with others was May 6, police said her black Honda with the N.C. license tag PHATTAH has been reported being spotted several times in the Charlotte area recently.
Davis said police have been working with their counterparts in Columbia, but they also are questioning friends and family in Charlotte. They also searched McPhatters home and confiscated two computers. Detectives declined to say whether they had learned anything from the contents of the computers.
Were trying to get information from as many sources as possible, Detective Ron Flagg said.
Reports of McPhatters car being spotted in the Charlotte area have been perplexing.
We have received numerous tips, with descriptions of several different people operating the vehicle, Flagg said. We dont know why it is being reported seen in so many different places.
McPhatter is African-American, 5-feet-5 and 150 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes and was driving a black 2003 Honda Accord.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police ask that anyone with information, or anyone spotting McPhatters vehicle, to call (704) 36-6034. That number can be called 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
