The two were struggling. And Ewing took Stephens to the ground as she struggled and screamed Ewing hit her multiple times with a large flashlight.
According to the affidavit, Ewing dragged Stephens to the trailer’s stairs, and “Ewing reaches inside the open front door and grabs a long-handled ax and strikes her about the head area several times,” threatening, “I will kill you” once he got her inside.
When Shawnee County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the scene at 5:30 p.m. they found Stephens dead on a bed in a bedroom. And Ewing was smoking a cigarette next to her.
Defense claims Ewing limited mental capacity
Ewing’s defense attorney, Kevin Shepherd said that all Stephens’ head wounds were superficial.
The victim died due to heavy bleeding in her torso due to a rib fracture. She had a high level of methamphetamine in her blood. And there was a long history of methamphetamine abuse.
He also said Ewing had a history of motorcycle accidents and head injuries. He also abused meth. And he does not have the mental capacity to plan a homicide.
