PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — A man who shot and killed a woman, whom he kidnapped from New York, during a shootout with police in Virginia was sentenced to serve 178 years in prison.
The case dates back to April 2023, when officials said a Virginia State Police trooper was alerted about a Jeep that crossed into Fairfax County from Maryland and possibly was involved in the abduction of a woman out of Ithaca, N.Y.
According to Prince William County Commonwealth’s Attorney Amy Ashworth, the trooper pulled over the car, which was driven by Michael Davis. That’s when the trooper saw a woman, Tatiana David, in the back seat.
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Ashworth said that while the trooper was verifying the kidnapping report and waiting for backup, Davis stepped on the gas, heading for local roads before getting on I-95 and leading police on a chase into Prince William County for more than 20 miles…