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Grand jury indicts man accused of killing social worker
DAYTON — The man accused of killing social worker Stephen Branham was indicted Wednesday, Dec. 2, on charges of aggravated murder and other felonies.
A Montgomery County grand jury also approved two counts of aggravated robbery and one count of being a felon in possession of a weapon against Cordell Mitchell Jr.
Mitchell, 21, has been in jail since Sept. 24, when the FBI’s Safe Streets Task Force arrested him at 915 Steele Ave. Sheriff Phil Plummer said Mitchell has confessed to the killing and handed over what is believed to be the weapon that was used.
Investigators said Mitchell and another man tried to rob Branham near his residence on Sept. 6.
Branham, 46, had just returned from a club when he confronted Mitchell and was shot twice, Plummer said. The second suspect, who is known to investigators, could also face charges in the slaying.
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