LeGend Taliferro's mother says son 'loved' his accused killer

LeGend Taliferro's mother told the 41 Action News Investigative Team on Friday that her 4-year-old son had a positive relationship with the man accused of killing him.

FIRST AT SIX...HE WAS SOMEONE THEFAMILY TRUSTED - ANDTHEIR LITTLE BOY LOVEDNOW - RYSON ELLIS ISBEHIND BARS IN TULSA,ACCUSED IN THESHOOTING DEATH OF 4-YEAR-OLD LEGENDTALIFFERO.THE TRAGEDY -- MAKINGNATIONAL HEADLINES.I-TEAM REPORTERJESSICA MCMASTER ISLIVE OUTSIDE KANSASCITY POLICEHEADQUARTERS.JESSICA - WHEN DO WEEXPECT ELLIS TO RETURNTO KANSAS CITY?I SPOKE WITH ANEXTRADITIONS OFFICER INTULSA-WHO SAYS RYSELLIS IS SCHEDULED FOR AVIDEO ARRAIGNMENT INTWO WEEKS.

WE ALSPOKE WITH LEGEND'SMOTHER WHO TELLSUS--SHE SUSPECTED ELLIWAS RESPONSIBLE--BUTTRUSTED HIM UP UNTILTHE MURDER OF HER SON.Charron PowellHi, I'm Legend's Mother, IToronto.

I just want to saythank you for everyone thathad to help in the community,the Kansas City PoliceDepartment the federal agentseveryone just want to saythank you we really trulappreciate it.A MOTHER'S GRIEF---NOWSHIFTS TO GRATITUDE22-YEAR-OLD RYSON ELLISSITS IN JAIL CHARGEDWITH SECOND DEGRMURDER IN THE JuneSHOOTING DEATH OFYEAR OLD LEGEND TELE-PHAR-O.The JACKSON COUNPROSECUTOR'S OFFICEANNOUNCED THECHARGES THURSDAYSHORTLY AFTER ELLIS'SARREST.Jean Peters Baker / JacksonCountyProsecutorThe defendant, in this case,who's now charged withmurder cowardly fired, multiplerandom shots into the back ofthe apartment religion wasbelieved to be safely insideasleepNEARLY TWO MONTHSAFTER LEGEND'SMURDER--HIS MOTHCHARRON POWELL told THEI-TEAM Friday SHE'SSHOCKED AT WHO'S NOWBEHIND BARS.

POWELL toldUS HER SON LOVED ELLIS.THAT SHE TOO TRUSTEDHIM.I'm so grateful that we are inthe steps to justice."A SEARCH OF FACEBOCONFIRMS ELLIS KNEWTHE FAMILY.COURT DOCUMENTSRELEASED THURSDAYSTATE A WOMAN WHO WASAT THE APARTMENT AT THETIME OF THE SHOOTITOLD POLICE SHE HAD ACHILD WITH ELLIS ANDTHAT HE HAD ASSAULTEDHER DAYS EARLIER.AFTER THAT INCIDENT SHSAID HER BROTHERS -INCLUDING LEGEND'S DAD -CONFRONTED ELLIS WHICHLED TO AN ALTERCATION INWHICH ELLIS WASINJURED.WHILE HER SON'SACCUSED KILLER ISBEHIND BARS--POWELLSAYS THERE'S MOREWORK TO BE DONE.Charron PowellI appreciate you guys fostepping up but now we got totake it a step farther and helcalm the violence is down anddo what you guys did to helpmy case, let's do that for othercases, and to stop things likethis from happening.ELLIS COULD BE BROUGHTBACK TO KANSAS CITYPRIOR TO HIS VIDEOARRAIGNMENT TUESDAY.HE WOULD NEED TO SIGNA WAIVER BEFOREJACKSON COUNTY CANPICK HIM UP.

SO FAR, ELLISTHERE IS NO WAIVER ONFILE.IN KCMO I'M JESSICMCMASTER 41