Ashley Ann McLean
Man faces death penalty in motel slaying of pregnant woman
By F.T. Norton
StarNewsOnline.com
WILMINGTON -- The state is seeking the death penalty against a Wilmington man accused of killing a pregnant escort last summer inside a Market Street motel.
Tevin Demetrius Vann, 25, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of robbery with a dangerous weapon in the Aug. 12, 2016, slaying of Ashley Ann McLean, 21, of Lillington. McLean was about 8 weeks pregnant at the time of her death.
In a hearing June 12, the state announced its intention to seek the death penalty against Vann.
Vann and McLean, according to police, were in the midst of a “prostitution proposal” after connecting via an online escort ad.
McLean’s battered and stabbed body was found by a motel worker in room 229 of the Best Western Plus just before 1 p.m. Aug. 12, 2016. The employee had gone to the room, rented in McLean’s name, after she failed to check out.
According to police, McLean’s missing phone was in woods off New Centre Drive between the motel and Vann’s home on Mosley Court.
The phone contained text messages to and from McLean’s phone that were traced back to Vann, court documents indicate.
A trial date has not yet been set in the case.
Vann is being represented by Capital Defender Rick Miller. He has a prior conviction for robbery with a dangerous weapon. According to Wilmington Police Department records, Vann was armed with a blunt object when he robbed a man of a cellphone and $20 on North Water Street on June 24, 2011. He served at least two years in prison and was released from post-release supervision in June 2015.
Vann is being held in the New Hanover County jail without bail.
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