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Man pleads guilty to manslaughter before start of his murder trial
DAYTON — A man charged with killing his girlfriend’s brother pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter on Monday, Nov. 30, the day he was to go on trial.
DaJuan M. Bell, 29, had been indicted on a count of murder, but pleaded to a bill of information for the lesser charge. On Monday, he also pleaded guilty to the other indicted charges: two counts of felonious assault, one count of carrying a concealed weapon and one count of being a felon with a weapon.
Montgomery County Common Pleas Judge Frances McGee set sentencing for Dec. 15.
Bell was charged with the slaying of Kantron Gipson, who died July 11. Gipson was the brother of Chakisha Alstork, the mother of Bell’s 2-year-old son. Gipson’s family members said in July that Gipson was angry because Bell kept hitting Alstork.
On July 11, Gipson went to the 3000 block of Wexford Place, in the Hilltop Homes housing project, to confront Bell. They argued, and Gipson was shot while running from Bell, Dayton police said.
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