Overview
- Payette County Prosecutor Michael Duke announced his office is moving forward with charges in the 2021 disappearance and presumed killing of 5-year-old Michael Vaughan.
- Maricopa County court records show Stacey James Wondra was taken from FCI Phoenix on an active extraditable felony warrant out of Payette County and is being held in Arizona pending extradition proceedings.
- The prosecutor did not name suspects or specify counts, while local outlet KTVB reports Wondra will be charged with first-degree murder, second-degree kidnapping and destruction of evidence.
- Fruitland Police say evidence indicates Michael was abducted, is deceased and that his remains were buried and later moved from a property linked to suspects.
- A 2022 court-authorized excavation at the Wondra residence removed and sifted more than 250 cubic yards of soil to a depth of four feet without finding remains, and prior lesser charges against Sarah and Stacey Wondra were previously pursued in the case.