A Man Accused Of Killing A Three Year Old Carter County Child And Then Fleeing The Area Has Been Returned To Face Charges. Demetrius Covington Was The Boy’s Step-Father. Carter County Deputies Traveled To Dayton, Ohio To Bring Covington Back. Investigators Said He Ran From Elizabethton When The Bod Was Rushed To The Hospital Late Last Month. The Boy Died A Few Days Later. Covington Is Charged With First Degree Murder In The Death Of Ja’kari Phillips. The Suspect Is Being Held In The Carter County Jail And Will Appear In Carter County Sessions Court For Arraignment On Monday Morning.