ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Testimony in the Buncombe County murder trial of a man accused of killing his infant daughter focused Thursday on search warrants, body camera footage and possible blood evidence.
Nickolas Shane Stephenson, 37, is charged with first-degree murder and intentional child abuse causing serious bodily injury in the June 2022 death of his 12-week-old daughter, Riley Leshae Hannah Stephenson. The child’s mother, 32-year-old Diandra Haleigh Fuhr-Farlow, also faces a first-degree murder charge and is expected to testify for the prosecution.
Assistant District Attorneys Stormy Ellis and Amy Buchanan are prosecuting the case. Stephenson is represented by defense attorney Dustin Randolph Dow.
First responder testimony
Sgt. Stanley Murray of the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office testified that his body camera recorded emergency crews trying to revive the baby inside an ambulance on June 28, 2022…