Overview
- Samantha Rae Booth, 35, is charged with first-degree murder and second-degree child abuse after 83-year-old David Ong was fatally attacked in a Royal Oak home.
- Investigators say Ong was found in the basement with multiple stab wounds from a screwdriver as the child’s uncle rescued the toddler and fled for help.
- Officers arrested Booth outside after a brief chase, reporting she was naked with blood on her hands and later quoted her as saying, “I did it,” in custody.
- Booth also faces assault with a dangerous weapon and three counts of assaulting a police officer, entered a not guilty plea by video, and was denied bond.
- Authorities say suspected psychedelic mushrooms and marijuana were recovered from her purse, the family had employed her for two years, and a court hearing is set for Nov. 7.