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Friday, January 20, 2012
Man convicted of fatal shooting on Dorham Place
DAYTON — Tyree S. Parson, on trial this week for the slaying of another man in August, was convicted Friday of two counts of murder.
Parson, 25, will be sentenced Feb. 9 by Montgomery County Common Pleas Judge Steven Dankof. A count of being a felon in possession of a weapon, which was tried to the bench, is still pending before Dankof.
The jury heard testimony on Wednesday and Thursday, then got the case Friday. On Wednesday, Parson’s ex-girlfiend Sheila Elam testified that, during a phone call, Parson said “I shot that man” and “I’m laying low.”
Dequan Smith, 34, was shot Aug. 13 on Dorham Place. An acquaintance drove him to Good Samaritan Hospital where he died.
The bullet went through Smith’s right leg, severing the femoral artery and causing Smith to bleed to death within minutes, assistant county prosecutor John Amos said.
Three days later, Parson was charged with Smith’s murder and an arrest warrant was issued. On Sept. 8, police and the Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Force of the U.S. Marshal’s Office arrested Parson at a home in the 200 block of Niagara Avenue.
Amos said that Smith was a “booster,” known for selling goods on the street, and Parson owed Smith about $50 for a prior sale. The two men were at an apartment on Dorham when Smith reminded him about the debt and Parson ignored him and left. Smith went outside and the men had words, Amos said.
Parson’s cousin, seeking to avoid trouble, arranged for another person to pick up Smith and drive him away from the area. As Smith was trying to get into the car, Parson sneaked up behind him and shot him, Amos said.
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