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Woman accused of killing a man who tried to end date after realizing he had been ‘catfished,’ police say
KBTX ^ | 5/8/2026 | Ben Bradley and Akim Powell

Posted on 05/22/2026 6:43:38 PM PDT by simpson96

PHOENIX (KPHO/Gray News) - A woman in Arizona is accused of killing a man who tried to end a date early after realizing he had been “catfished,” police said.

Mikela Antresa Bahe, 30, is facing multiple charges, including second-degree murder, in the death of 52-year-old Norris L. Taft.

Police said Taft was found seriously injured in the parking lot of an apartment complex just after 4 p.m. Sunday, May 3, and later died at a hospital.

Investigators said surveillance video showed a woman getting into a dark-colored SUV as Taft walked in front of it, apparently trying to get the driver to stop.

The SUV then accelerated, hit Taft and briefly dragged him underneath before speeding away, police said.

Detectives said a family member told them Taft had met a woman on the app MocoSpace and was on his way to pick her up.

The relative said Taft later texted that he had been “catfished” because the woman did not look like her profile photo, and he was trying to end the date.

Police say video and purchase history from businesses the pair visited, including a dispensary and a gas station, helped identify the woman as Bahe.

Court documents said Bahe admitted she was with Taft for part of the weekend but claimed she could not remember what happened between leaving the dispensary and the next morning.

Authorities say Bahe later called a family member and said she “f***** up” and would be going to prison, then stopped answering detectives’ questions.

She was booked into the Maricopa County jail on charges including second-degree murder, leaving the scene of an accident and theft of means of transportation.

Investigators say they tracked Bahe after the incident, including boarding a Phoenix Sky Harbor shuttle bus to Flagstaff the next day.

She was taken into custody on Wednesday with help from Flagstaff police and brought back to Phoenix.


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KEYWORDS: mocospace

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To: cport
I’d still be cool with that

Yeah, until you find Captain Winkie.



41 posted on 05/22/2026 9:22:49 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: cherry
You mean men are getting desparate, more than usual...

???

Desperate would have been going on the date with her if she had shown her actual picture.

42 posted on 05/22/2026 9:24:06 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: simpson96

“She was booked into the Maricopa County jail on charges including second-degree murder, leaving the scene of an accident and theft of means of transportation. “

Was it an accident, which is unintentional, or a murder, which is intentional? How can it be both? And what is “theft of means of transportation”?


43 posted on 05/22/2026 9:36:00 PM PDT by KrisKrinkle (c)
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To: CFW
To be “catfished” means someone has tricked you by creating a fake online identity. Catfishers typically use stolen photos, fabricated life stories, and false names to deceive their victims, usually to manipulate them into a fake relationship, steal their money, or troll them.

Much of the internet is inhabited by people who use fictional names. They may just want to remain anonymous, or use the fake name while trolling chat sites. Some use fake identities to commit crimes. Just remember and beware, much of what you see online is fake.

44 posted on 05/22/2026 10:25:42 PM PDT by rexthecat
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To: simpson96

45 posted on 05/22/2026 11:26:16 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (The issue is never the issue. The issue is always the revolution.)
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To: rexthecat

46 posted on 05/22/2026 11:28:01 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (The issue is never the issue. The issue is always the revolution.)
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To: Bullish
She’s a biggy.

,,, yeah, I wonder what she would cost to cage freight to Sierra Leone.

47 posted on 05/23/2026 12:07:44 AM PDT by shaggy eel (A long way south of the border.)
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To: Mastador1

Grouper can maneuver a lionfish to the surface before attacking its underbelly, where it doesn’t have poisonous spines.


48 posted on 05/23/2026 12:35:08 AM PDT by Tymesup
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To: Red Badger

Not matching the picture on the internet ad. The picture apparently showed a slim pretty woman. The reality did not match. She already had a bad self image and probably thought some man would just be glad she is female.


49 posted on 05/23/2026 4:35:22 AM PDT by arthurus (l| covfeve |l d)
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To: simpson96

So they went to the dispensary, stocked up on weed ?

Then the brother thought, hell naw she ain’t some fine Latina, more like a javelina .

He was probably trying to get either weed or money back and died doing so.

Curious to see the “catfish” photo she used to entice the brother.


50 posted on 05/23/2026 4:56:49 AM PDT by OldHarbor
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To: simpson96

Dating apps - made especially for those wanting to commit crimes against others.


51 posted on 05/23/2026 5:08:40 AM PDT by trebb (So many fools - so little time...)
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To: frank ballenger

On our first date, my husband took me to see Night of the Living Dead. I married him anyway. We were married for 50 years.


52 posted on 05/23/2026 5:09:49 AM PDT by Library Lady
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To: simpson96

She seemed like a really sweet girl.


53 posted on 05/23/2026 6:32:28 AM PDT by kawhill (Dywedwch Wrthbym because + Add translation Welsh-English dictionary 'Tell Us')
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To: OldHarbor

Never go Ugly Early, it is a tough way to go.


54 posted on 05/23/2026 6:41:06 AM PDT by Colt1851Navy (@!@)
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To: T.B. Yoits

Never score a date on beer night because the alarm clock won’t be the only alarm.

See doctor asap.


55 posted on 05/23/2026 6:56:33 AM PDT by Vaduz (NEVER TRUST A DEMOCRAT)
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To: Colt1851Navy
Yeah, what was he thinking ? As soon as he saw her he should have run for his life.

Not go to the dispensary, buy a bunch of weed and hope things get better if you smoke some weed.

She probably declined his sexual advances and was going to scoot along with the weed he just bought .

Bro figured out that her booty was longer an option, he was pissed and was going to get the weed and /or some money back.

56 posted on 05/23/2026 6:59:39 AM PDT by OldHarbor
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
Oh. THATS being "catfished". You need lots better stink-bait than that.
57 posted on 05/23/2026 7:00:50 AM PDT by Delta 21 (None of us are descendants of fearful men!)
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To: chud

Guy I know chronicled his relationship on social media. I was astounded how he attracted such a beauty. Got married a short time later. I bumped into them outside the supermarket. I was floored when he introduced me to his wife.

Went home and revisited his profile. I was able to see a slight resemblance between the wife and the pics of the wife . . . .


58 posted on 05/23/2026 9:02:56 AM PDT by jttpwalsh
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To: Georgia Girl 2

“That’s why you should use the old noggin and meet for coffee first.”

They visited three businesses including a (marijuana?) dispensary) before going back to someone’s apartment.

If he knew he was taken why spend the day with her?


59 posted on 05/23/2026 9:20:47 AM PDT by TexasGator
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To: KrisKrinkle

“Was it an accident, which is unintentional, or a murder, which is intentional? How can it be both?

It was murder.

“And what is “theft of means of transportation”?”

In this case it was theft of a vehicle.


60 posted on 05/23/2026 9:23:03 AM PDT by TexasGator
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