ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Witnesses testified Wednesday in the murder trial of 37-year-old Nickolas Shane Stephenson about the emergency response to the June 2022 death of his 12-week-old daughter, Riley Leshae Hannah Stephenson.
Stephenson faces first-degree murder and child abuse charges. The infant’s mother, Diandra Haleigh Fuhr-Farlow, 32, also faces a first-degree murder charge and is expected to testify for the prosecution.
Defense attorney Dustin Dow is representing Stephenson; Assistant District Attorneys Amy Broughton and Stormy Ellis are prosecuting.
911 records and call response
Buncombe County Fire and EMS Operations Manager Michael Salley was the state’s first witness, testifying as custodian of records for the county’s 911 center…