Overview

• The victim informed Banta of her September 2024 pregnancy and rejected his offer to pay for an abortion.
• She alleges he secretly added Plan C to her drink at a Tarrant County coffee shop on October 17, which she drank without her knowledge.
• She was hospitalized with heavy bleeding and miscarried by October 19, a loss she attributes to the drug.
• Investigators say Banta remotely reset his cell phone to delete evidence, resulting in tampering charges alongside capital murder counts.
• His attorney denies the allegations and says authorities have not provided any proof confirming the alleged pregnancy.