The mother of a 10-year-old Margate girl has been formally charged with two felonies and a misdemeanor, five months after the disappearance of her daughter.
Passha Davis, mother of Gabrielle “Gabby” Terrelonge, was charged by information on Dec. 2 with child neglect without great bodily harm, removing or concealing a minor during dependency or an investigation, both felonies, and providing false information to a law enforcement officer during an investigation, a misdemeanor charge, Broward County court records show.
Her arraignment was held Monday morning. Davis refused to go to the hearing, according to a Broward Sheriff’s Office form, after telling deputies, “I’m not going to court.” She remains held in the Paul Rein Detention Facility.
Margate Police Major Al Banatte said in an email Wednesday afternoon he did not have any new information to release about the investigation. Gabby has not been found.
Gabby’s disappearance was reported to Margate Police by her father, Gordon Terrelonge, on Oct. 29 after learning that Davis had been arrested and booked into the jail after allegedly shoplifting at a Dollar Tree. If Davis, who was the girl’s sole caretaker, was in the jail, he told police he was concerned about where his daughter would be, according to a probable cause affidavit.
When Davis was arrested in October, there was no mention in the police report of her daughter being with her at the time.
Davis was held in the Paul Rein Detention Facility when Gabby’s father called Margate Police. Davis told detectives she didn’t know where her daughter was and that she should be with her father, the affidavit said. But Gabby’s father said he hadn’t seen the girl since May.
Gabby’s last known location was with Davis at a Greyhound bus station in Orlando at the Florida Mall on June 30, authorities previously said. The last time she was seen in Broward County was on June 21 at a Walmart at 301 S. State Road 7 in Hollywood.
Past police encounters
Just three months before Gabby was last seen, she and her mother were trying to move from Broward County to Orlando, according to an Orlando Police reported obtained by the Sun Sentinel.
In March, an Orlando Police officer met with Davis at a bus and train station after she called about a dispute with Gabby’s father, according to the incident report. Terrelonge told the officer he was trying to move Gabby and Davis into a location that is redacted in the report, and he and Davis got into an argument once they got to the station over “future accommodations.”
Davis had been recording their argument on her cellphone, and Terrelonge grabbed the phone while in her hand and twisted it, according to the police report. He was arrested on a domestic battery charge, and Davis completed “domestic violence paperwork,” the officer’s report said.
The officer completed an online Florida Department of Children and Families report. It’s unknown whether there were other reports to DCF regarding Gabby.
There is no case related to Terrelonge’s arrest in Orange County court records.
Similar incidents happened in Plantation last year, according to police reports, one of the several cities in Broward where they were known to frequent while homeless.
Terrelonge came to visit Gabby at Melrose Park Motel in September 2024 where she was staying with her mother when the parents began arguing after Davis told Gabby’s father he had to leave, one incident report said. Two days later, Plantation Police officers were called back to the motel for a similar argument.
Davis and Gabby were seen by another officer a few weeks later wandering the road near a Walgreens, and the officer stopped to talk with them, according to an Oct. 16 report. The officer contacted homeless outreach, and a stay at the Residence Inn by Marriott was paid and arranged for them.
The report noted Davis and Gabby were documented as homeless multiple times at different locations.
“Davis is familiar with all the local homeless services in the area, however she doesn’t utilize them for various reasons,” the report said.
In November 2024, Davis called police and asked for help getting into a shelter, according to another incident report. She told one officer she was “looking for resources to help her out of her current situation,” and she was given a Homeless Outreach Guide Book and information about food pantry in Pompano Beach.
Reward increased
The reward for information that leads to an arrest in the case has increased to $10,000, Broward County Crime Stoppers announced last month.
Authorities urge anyone with information to call:
- Margate Police’s Criminal Investigations Division at 954-972-7111.
- Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477 or browardcrimestoppers.org.
- FBI at 1-800-225-5324 or tips.fbi.gov