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Second man arrested in connection with Isaac Gibson slaying
DAYTON — Investigators have arrested a second man in connection with the April 25 shooting of Isaac Gibson, who was killed at a memorial cookout for another homicide victim.
The SOFAST task force, made up of U.S. Marshals and local police, and Dayton homicide detectives arrested Keith A. Watson, 26, at a house near Germantown Street and Nicholas Road about 2 p.m. Friday, May 29, said Bill Taylor, Southern District of Ohio supervisor for the U.S. Marshals Service.
Watson had body armor with him at the house, Taylor said.
Watson is charged with felonious assault, inducing panic, being a felon in possession of a weapon and abduction, according to Dayton Municipal Court records. The charges were filed about 1:13 p.m. on Friday.
Also Friday, charges in connection with the Gibson slaying were also filed against a man already charged with shooting at a May 11 funeral service.
Theron Lewis, 23, was charged Friday, May 29, with two counts of murder, two counts of felonious assault, discharging a firearm near a prohibited place, carrying a concealed weapon, being a felon in possession of a weapon and inducing panic.
“It’s been a good day for the good guys,” said Dayton Sgt. Gary White.
After Lewis was arrested in the May 11 incident, witnesses began contacting Gibson’s family, telling them that Lewis was Isaac’s shooter, White said.
“The Gibson family was able to convince those callers to contact us and they did,” White said.
Gibson, 21, was shot in the 1800 block of West Riverview Avenue while attending a memorial cookout for Thomas “Tom Tom” Watson, 25, a friend and relative. Thomas Watson was shot in the face April 17 while playing on a basketball court at College Hill Park.
White said that Keith Watson, a cousin of Thomas Watson, and Lewis were also at the cookout and started challenging people. Some fights broke out, and the two pulled out guns and pointed them at people, White said.
Keith Watson fired toward people but missed. Lewis shot Gibson, killing him, White said.
Lewis has been in the Montgomery County Jail since his May 12 arrest in connection with an attempting shooting a day earlier at a funeral for Raymond “Byrd” McDaniel. Police said Lewis’ gun jammed after he started firing on the crowd as it left St. Paul Global Outreach Ministries, 2050 Germantown St. No one was injured.
McDaniel, 28, was shot in a gang-related robbery outside the Western Manor Apartments on May 4.
Kyle Nagel contributed to this story.
Comments
By Jeffrey
May 29, 2009 6:19 PM | Link to this
Will this madness ever end?
By disbar mat heck and all judges
May 29, 2009 10:12 PM | Link to this
No this madness will not end until mat heck and all the county judges stop releasing these bangers to community sanctions for illegal firearms , drug dealing and assaults!The DDN refuses to print the criminal record of Watson and the names of the judges that taught him that is OK to “started challenging people. Some fights broke out, and the two pulled out guns and pointed them at people, White said. Keith Watson fired toward people but missed. Lewis shot Gibson, killing him, White said.” The DDN refuses to inform the public of Watson’s record so I will have to do it. 2001 CR 01136 /2- STATE OF OHIO vs KEITH ANDRE WATSON 05/01/2001 INDICTMENT FOR CARRYING CONCEALED WEAPON (LOADED/AMMUN READY AT HAND) FILED. 07/13/2001 SENTENCED TO 5 YRS COMMUNITY CONTROL. Judge HALL 05/01/2002 NOTICE OF REVOCATION HEARING BOND SET AT $10,000. HALL 08/09/2002 ENTRY FILED, CONTINUED ON COMMUNITY CONTROL. GORMAN 10/04/2002 NOTICE OF REVOCATION HEARING BOND IS $5000. judge GORMAN/HUFFMAN 11/21/2002 . SENTENCED TO CRC 18 MONTHS. Judge GORMAN 2002 CR 01369 /1- STATE OF OHIO vs KEITH ANDRE WATSON 06/03/2002 BILL OF INFORMATION FILED, FELONIOUS ASSAULT ( DEADLY WEAPON ) 2903.11 (A) (2) F2, IMPROPERLY DISCHARGING A FIREARM AT OR INTO A HABITATION 2923.161 (A) (1) F2 07/12/2002 NO TRUE BILL FILED 2004 CR 04339 /1- STATE OF OHIO vs KEITH ANDRE 30-DEC-04AGGRAVATED ROBBERY (deadly weapon) NO BILL 2005 CR 03155- STATE OF OHIO vs KEITH A. WATSON AGGRAVATED ROBBERY (serious harm) NO BILL FELONIOUS ASSAULT (serious harm) NO BILL FELONIOUS ASSAULT (deadly weapon) NO BILL 2006 CR 04285- STATE OF OHIO vs KEITH WATSON 11/02/2006 INDICTMENT FOR CARRYING CONCEALED WEAPONS (LOADED/READY AT HAND) FILED. Receipt: 132907 Date: 05/08/2007 09/19/2007 SENTENCED 9-17-07 TO CRC 18 MONTHS CONSECUTIVE TO 06 CR 4960. judge WAGNER This one proves my point perfectly!!!!!..2006 CR 04960- STATE OF OHIO vs KEITH A. WATSON 06/15/2007 INDICTMENT FOR ILLEGAL PROCESSING OF FIREARM IN LIQUOR PERMIT PREMISES (3YR FIREARM SPEC) & VANDALISM (BUSINESS & $500 OR MORE) (3YR FIREARM SPEC) & INDUCING PANIC ($500 BUT <50000) (3YR FIREAM SPEC) FILED. 8-31-07, PLEAD GUILTY TO INDUCING PANIC judge. WAGNER and mat heck dismissed all gun charges and 3yr gun specs. SENTENCEDTO 6 MONTHS This one I do not understand. Watson went into a bar with a firearm. He created panic with a firearm. He pleads guilty to inducing panic but got the firearm charge dismissed. How could he be guilty of inducing panic with a firearm but not be guilty of the firearm charge? This is exactly what mat heck and these judges do all the time. Watson was a bad man before this case. This case is not unique. They unlawfully dismiss charges and refuse to sentence these bangers to prison. Mat heck and all county judges are clearly responsible for all of these murders. Great call Judge WAGNER and mat heck Why did you do it?
By Brer Wulf
May 31, 2009 8:15 PM | Link to this
14! We should have shot that POS sub-human YEARS ago! He’s a waste of sp*rm, air and tax-payer dollars! www.lemmingreport.blogspot.com
By AR2Leader
August 8, 2009 3:02 PM | Link to this
You guys just don’t get it. If we hept these guys locked up, they wouldn’t be available to kill each other and thus rid our planet of other useless subhumans such as themselves. The politicians think that they know what they are doing taking the easy way out. If they lock up this garbage, then they willbe branded as “racist” who are “destroying the lives of poor, black youngsters”. If they let them out, then this garbage will rid your city of this trash own their own. And the politicians then get to wring their hands and call for stricter “gun control” laws on law-abiding citizens.