Man Arrested In Uber Driver Murder Case Extradited To Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, NC — A man caught in Maryland driving the car and using the credit card of a murdered Charlotte Uber driver is now back in Mecklenburg County, according to reports.

In late May, Diontray Adams, 24, was arrested in Annapolis, Md., along with James Aaron Stevens, 20, after police made a traffic stop after the vehicle they were in had been spotted on a license plate reader near the Chesapeake Bay Bridge.

The vehicle they were in -- a 2008 dark blue Nissan Pathfinder with North Carolina tag PDV-4382 -- had become the focus of the search for Charlotte Uber driver Marlo Johnis Medina-Chevez, 44, who went missing after leaving his home in Charlotte May 20 to pick up a client. His wife reported him missing the following morning.

Two days after his Adams and Stevens were arrested in Maryland, Medina’s body was located in a field just over the state line, in Rock Hill, South Carolina. (Sign up for our free daily newsletters and Breaking News Alerts for the Charlotte Patch. iPhone users can download the Patch app in the App Store. Plus, like Charlotte Patch on Facebook.)

Adams’ was extradited from Maryland to North Carolina July 11, and is currently in the Mecklenburg County Jail, according to WBTV. In May, he was charged with financial credit card fraud and for outstanding warrants in Maryland.

Stevens has been charged with possession of a stolen vehicle.

They both now face charges related to Medina’s kidnapping, robbery and murder, WBTV said.

Photo provided by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department