A Dayton man is being held unofficially on murder charges in connection with the death of his wife, whose decomposed body was found more than a month after she went missing last year.
Once Montgomery County Prosecutor Mat Heck approves, Dominique C. Mays, 23, will be charged with murder, abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence in the death of his estranged wife Amber Owens, 23. Mays has been in the Montgomery County Jail since January after being arrested for probation violation for domestic violence involving Owens, and he was scheduled to be released Monday.
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However, he’s being held an additional 48 hours until Heck approves the charges. Heck’s office has asked investigators to gather more evidence before the charges are approved, spokesman Greg Flannagan said. He noted that detectives are scheduled to meet with prosecutors Tuesday morning.
At the time of her disappearance, Owens’ relatives said they suspected someone harmed her. She never reported to her job at Waffle House on Oct. 21. Three days later, her family filed a missing person’s report. Her twin sister Alicia Owens was the last person known to have seen her alive. Alicia said they went to a party on Genesee Avenue in Dayton and that’s the last time she saw her sibling.
On Nov. 4, Owens’ vehicle was found on Arlene Avenue in Dayton, and a month later on Dec. 4 her remains were found in Trotwood.
In an exclusive interview with WHIO in December, Mays admitted that the couple had a volatile relationship, including a history of domestic violence, but he did not harm her. They had three children and were not living together at the time of Owens’ death.
