October Trial Date Set for the Mother of 5-Year-Old Shaniya Davis

Antoinette Davis did not appear in court Friday while her trial date was set for Oct. 14 and is expected to last four to six weeks.

Davis is accused of selling her 5-year-old daughter, Shaniya Davis, off as a drug debt on a weekend when the child was visiting her at her Sleepy Hollow Mobile Home Park residence when she disappeared and was reported missing.
 
With life in prison as the most severe penalty, Davis faces charges of first-degree murder, first-degree rape, first-degree sex offense, child abuse, sexual servitude with a child, an act of felony child sexual abuse, human trafficking and indecent liberties with a child.

Local Fayetteville attorney D.W. Bray will represent Davis and the same legal team of District Attorney Billy West, Robby Hicks and Rita Cox will prosecute the case.