Partner of missing Omaha woman to stand trial on child abuse charges
Marvin Young, the boyfriend of a missing Omaha woman, hasn't been charged in connection with the woman's disappearance.
But Young may have been the last person to see Camisha Hollis. Hollis' family and friends who attended Young's court appearance Monday wanted Young to provide information about her.
"Where's Camisha at?" a woman yelled as Young was being escorted out of the room by Douglas County sheriff's deputies. "Justice will be served."
Young, 36, will stand trial on three counts of intentional child abuse and resisting arrest, Douglas County Judge Thomas Harmon ruled Monday.
Hollis' mother, Martha Hollis, said after the hearing that she thinks Young is involved in her daughter's disappearance. She said the family is "still hoping for the best and ... still prepared for the worst. Just hoping we find her."
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Omaha Police Detective Sarah Spizzirri testified Monday that Young and Hollis were at their home near 56th Street and Hartman Avenue on the evening of April 1. Sometime that night, Young gave his three daughters a purple liquid and told the girls to take it so they could go to sleep, Spizzirri said.
The daughters, ages 10, 8 and 6, later told detectives they were not sick and don't know why they were given medicine. The 10-year-old said she attempted to stay awake because an argument between Young and Hollis scared her.
"She said she was paralyzed with fear because it was very loud and scarier than any time prior," Spizzirri said.
At some point, the detective said, Young gave the 10-year-old a second dose.
The girls woke up about 8 a.m. the next morning and were alone, Spizzirri said. Young and Hollis were gone, along with Hollis' red car and the 10-year-old's cellphone. Officers went to the home about noon April 2 and found Hollis' blood and two spent shell casings, authorities have said.
Detectives also found a bottle of a medication called "Sleeptime," Spizzirri said. The instructions on the medicine said it should not be given to children under 12 years old.
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