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February 2009
Police use Taser to break up “large” fight at Club 44
DAYTON - Officers called to Club 44 on multiple reports of group violence early Thursday morning, Feb. 26, arrived to find a bouncer carrying a bloodied woman out of the bar and people running out the back.
People outside the bar, 1919 N. Main St., told officers there was a man inside with a gun that was apart of a 150-member fight that had broken out at about 1 a.m., according to a police report.
The bloodied woman was not shot, but suffered injuries to her hands as a result of the disturbance, the report stated.
As officers went inside, people were still fighting. A group of men pointed to the back door of the bar and then ran out, the report stated. Officers chased down one man and Tasered him, the report stated.
As officers were talking to the detained suspect, Gary Sumlin, 33, refused multiple orders to back away from police cruisers, the report stated.
Sumlin told officers the man they arrested was his cousin and he refused to leave the area. After the fifth time he was told to leave the area and threatened with arrest for disorderly conduct, Sumlin told officers to “take me to jail,” the report stated.
Sumlin then started cussing at officers and was arrested on misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and obstructing official business, the report stated.
No other arrests were made due to the disturbance and the man Tasered was not listed in arrest reports. His name is unknown.
The police reported the incident happened at Club 88, but that was incorrect.
TweetMan sentenced to 18 years in prison for burglary spree
DAYTON - A 35-year-old man convicted of burglarizing homes across the Miami Valley during a two-month span is headed to prison.
Donnie Ray Taulbee was sentenced to 18 years on Thursday, Feb. 26, for seven felony counts of burglary, according to the Montgomery County Prosecutor’s office.
Ray was on probation for multiple felonies in November when he burglarized several homes in Butler, Clay and Miami townships and Dayton, Centerville and Englewood. He was sentenced to two years consecutively for each count and additional four years for probation violations.
TweetDOJ, city settle hiring discrimination lawsuit
DAYTON - The U.S. Department of Justice today, Feb. 26, settled a hiring discrimination lawsuit it filed against the city of Dayton, according to a press release.
The suit alleged that Dayton’s hiring practices for its police and fire departments discriminated against minorities.
Pending approval of a federal judge, the settlement calls for the city to pay $450,000 into settlement fund that is to be distributed to black applicants who “were harmed” by previous hiring practices challenged by the DOJ.
City Manager Rashad Young said city officials factored in the cost of litigation and time spent fighting the lawsuit as reasons for reaching the settlement.
“We believed it to be the best interest of the city and best interest of safety departments and citizens of Dayton to settle the lawsuit,” Young said.
Randy Beane, president of the Dayton Fraternal Order of Police disagrees.
“We think this is a poor decision given the city’s economic position,” Beane said. “We will review it and see what are legal options are.”
TweetMan fails probation drug test, gets busted for allegedly selling dope
DAYTON — Police arrested a man for allegedly selling marijuana out of his apartment, which officers discovered after the man failed a drug test during a routine visit to his probation officer, according to a police report.
Austin Saylor, 23, was arrested at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 25, at his apartment at 4944 Woodman Park Drive on charges of trafficking in drugs and having weapons under disability. The incident began when Saylor visited the Greene County Adult Probation Department for a routine appointment. Saylor is on probation for a 2008 attempted breaking and entering conviction, the report said.
Saylor’s drug test returned positive for marijuana, and Saylor’s probation officer drove with him to his apartment and called Dayton police. Inside the apartment, officers found a Sears brand, loaded 20-gauge shotgun and a small safe containing 115.7 grams of marijuana and $902 in cash, the report said.
When asked the origin of the drugs, Saylor told officers, “It came from a plant. I’m not gong to tell you where I got it,” the report said.
Saylor also had two digital scales and several sizes of plastic baggies in the apartment, which helped lead to an arrest for drug trafficking instead of possession of drugs, the report said.
TweetNo video of thief, he stole the cameras
DAYTON — Police are searching for a man who allegedly stole two security cameras from a local Rite Aid, according to a police report.
Officers responded to the Rite Aid at 1158 Wilmington Ave. at 7:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 25. An employee told officers a man entered the store, looked around and asked about returning items before grabbing the cameras and running from the building, the report said.
The employee provided police with photographs of the suspect, who is described as approximately 30 years old, 5-foot-7 to 5-10 with red hair and a medium build, the report said.
The two cameras, one of which was stationed indoors and another outdoors, are worth an estimated $130, the report said.
TweetProsecutors approve rape, kidnapping charges against father
DAYTON - The Montgomery County Prosecutor’s office approved felony charges Wednesday, Feb. 25, against a 27-year-man who police said raped the mother of his infant son before kidnapping the child.
Brandon Knight faces one felony count of rape by force, two counts of felony kidnapping and one felony count of failure to comply with a police officer, spokesman Greg Flannagan said.
Knight, a registered sex offender, was arrested in Butler Township on Monday, Feb. 23, after being chased by Dayton police for 20 minutes, Sgt. Tom Flanders said.
Flanders was moments away from issuing an Amber Alert for Knight’s 4-month-old son after he kidnapped the baby and sent text messages to relatives that made authorities believe the infant’s life was in danger, Flanders said.
Officer Ed Trick spotted Knight’s white Pontiac Grand Am near Bartley Road and North Dixie Drive, waited for backup and then tried to pull the car over. The alert was never issued.
Knight fled, but bailed out on foot in the backyard of a house on President Court, leaving the baby in the car, Flanders said. He was apprehended moments after abandoning the car.
Knight is in jail on $1 million bond and is expected to appear in court on March 5.
You can read more of the story by clicking here.
TweetSon, mother arrested for apartment drug shop
DAYTON — A 25-year-old man allegedly selling drugs out of his mother’s apartment got both of them arrested on Tuesday, Feb. 24, when detectives set up an undercover deal, according to a police report.
William D. Odom was arrested on charges of possessing criminal tools, trafficking in drugs and possession of drugs following the incident at 7 p.m. His mother, Tannize Odom, 43, was arrested on a charge of permitting drug abuse, the report said.
According to the report, detectives set up a drug deal with a man later identified as Odom. They arranged to buy nine capsules of heroin for $110, and Odom instructed them to drive to a parking lot behind an apartment building at 4343 Fair Oaks Road in several cell phone conversations.
When detectives arrived, Odom exited the building, walked to the car, handed over the heroin and collected the money, the report said. Detectives then arrested Odom.
Odom said he was staying in his mother’s apartment in the building, so he couldn’t consent to a search. When Tannize Odom arrived home, she gave a verbal consent to a search that yielded 85 capsules of cocaine, a plate with a razor blade and heroin residue, a digital scale with drug residue, marijuana and cash. Odom said they were not his mother’s, the report said.
When asked to sign a form consenting to the search, Tannize Odom “began to act strangely and began to praise God and pray for God” and declined to sign the form, the report said. Police then stopped the search.
Odom has been convicted five times on charges of possession of cocaine, trafficking in cocaine, assault, vandalism and having weapons under disability.
TweetMan allegedly disguises drug scale as iPhone
DAYTON — Police arrested a man Tuesday, Feb. 24, for attempting to disguise a digital drug scale as an iPhone, according to a police report.
Officers stopped a rented Buick LaCrosse in the 3900 block of Linden Avenue at 8:05 p.m. for passing a bus in a turn lane, the report said. The driver, Laron D. Coleman, 20 (pictured above), was arrested when officers learned he had an outstanding warrant for driving without a license.
While searching the car, officers discovered “a digital scale that was made to look like an iPhone that had a white powdery residue on it.” Officers tested the residue and confirmed it was cocaine, the report said.
Coleman was arrested on charges of possessing drug paraphernalia and several traffic violations, the report said.
Offenders continue to search for new ways to conceal drug paraphernalia such as digital scales, but communication among officers and law enforcement agencies helps police when they conduct searches, said Dayton Lt. Matt Carper.
“People try to conceal the devices by disguise or in hiding places,” Carper said. “A lot of is common sense for our officers, as far as what to look for.”
TweetElderly woman found dead in bathtub in Miami Twp.
MIAMI TWP., Montgomery County - Officers are on the scene of a reported drowning in the 8000 block of Washington Church Road.
Someone called 911 from the residence at about 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, and said a female was face down in a tub, according to radio traffic.
Police arrived to find an elderly woman deceased, Major John DiPietro said. Her death appears to be accidental, but police are investigating, DiPietro said.
Stay with DaytonDailyNews.com for more information.
TweetPolice seek rape, child endangering charges against father
BUTLER TWP., Montgomery County - Dayton police special victims detectives are seeking felony rape, abduction and child endangering charges against a man who they said assaulted the mother of his infant son before kidnapping the boy Monday, Feb. 23.
Detectives are not likely to meet until Wednesday, Feb. 25, with Montgomery County prosecutors to get formal approval of charges against Brandon S. Knight, 27, Sgt. Tom Flanders said.
Knight is a registered sex offender who led police on a 20-minute chase minutes before they were to issue an Amber Alert because they feared for the 4-month-old boy’s safety, Flanders said.
The chase started when Officer Ed Trick spotted Knight’s white Pontiac Grand Am near Bartley Road and North Dixie Drive as Flanders was issuing the alert, according to police.
The infant is OK and the mother, 20, was treated for injuries and released from the hospital, according to police. Knight is in jail and expected to appear in court at 1:30 p.m. today.
Flanders said television reports that the couple was once married are untrue. A background check found in addition to being a registered sex offender, Knight has a history of drug abuse and domestic violence.
TweetStudent found with crack at local charter school
DAYTON - Police arrested a 19-year-old student at the Life Skills charter school on Monday, Feb. 23, after school officials found he had 2.37 grams of crack cocaine.
LaQuinn Davis faces a felony drug possession charge after a school security officer found a baggie containing crack in his pants pocket at about noon, according to a police report.
Davis told the security guard it was soap and the pants he was wearing belonged to his brother, the report stated. All students are “wanded” when they enter the charter school at 1721 N. Main St., but are not patted down, the report stated.
It is unclear why Davis had the crack at school and there was no evidence he used it or sold it during school hours.
TweetPolice find missing infant after assault, chase
BUTLER TWP., Montgomery County - Police chased and arrested a 27-year-old registered sex offender Monday, Feb. 23, who is believed to have raped the mother of his 4-month-old child before kidnapping the baby.
Special victims unit detectives were minutes away from issuing an amber alert at about 2:15 p.m. after the baby’s father, Brandon S. Knight, began text-messaging pictures of him and the boy, with text that referenced the “after life,” Sgt. Tom Flanders said.
A Dayton officer in the first district spotted Knight’s white Pontiac Grand Am at about 2:30 p.m. near the intersection of Bartley Road and North Dixie Drive, Flanders said.
“The officer waited back for his backup to arrive and the suspect fled when we flipped on the lights,” Flanders said.
The chase lasted about 20 minutes before Knight drove off a cul de sac in a residential neighborhood near Little York Road and President Court in Butler Township and his left front tire blew out.
He then bailed out of the vehicle with the baby still inside, ran into a wooded area and was Tased by officers, Flanders said.
The chase occurred after Knight held a screwdriver at his ex-girlfriend and mother of the child in his apartment on Frederick Pike and demand she remove her pants, according to police and 911 audio.
The woman was able to flee the apartment just before noon after being raped, but said Knight would not let her have their baby, she told a 911 dispatcher.
“We’ve got to get that baby back,” she said.
The mother was taken to Miami Valley Hospital where she was being treated for minor physical injuries, according to police. The baby was to taken to Children’s Medical Center of Dayton for precautionary reasons, Flanders said.
Court records show Knight was convicted in 2000 on fourth-degree felony charge of corruption of a minor and then again in 2002 on a felony charge of unlawful sexual contact with a minor.
He served just under three years in prison total for both offenses, according to court records.
Flanders also said police were called to the mother’s residence on Feb. 17 on a domestic violence complaint and arrested Knight.
TweetResidents feel house shake; officers find men inside with beer
DAYTON - Officers responding to reports of residents feeling the house shake in the 100 block of North Garfield Street found two homeless men had broken in and were drinking beer.
James F. Lay, 49, and Jeffrey Crabtree, 52, both face a felony charge of breaking and entering after they kicked in a door to one of the house’s apartments on Sunday, Feb. 22, at about 4 p.m., according to a police report.
Residents told police the men tried to break into the house the day before, but were chased off by a tenant, the report stated.
Lay and Crabtree told officers that someone who lived in the house said they could stay in the apartment to warm up, the report stated. Both claimed the door frame was already broken when they entered the apartment, the report stated.
The men had keys, but they did not fit in any locks, the report stated.
TweetNedpepper’s bartender says man snorted cocaine on table
DAYTON - Officers arrested a 51-year-old man for snorting cocaine off a table at Nedpepper’s Bar, 419 E. Fifth St., on Saturday, Feb. 21.
Albert D. Brake, 51, faces a felony drug possession charge after the bartender at Nedpepper’s called police at about 8 p.m. and said Brake was snorting cocaine, according to a police report.
Brake told officers he has a “drinking problem” and is staying at the Salvation Army while visiting his son, the report stated. A man with Brake told officers Brake wasn’t snorting the cocaine, but was trying to stuff it into the tip of a cigarette so he could smoke it, the report stated.
Officers found more crack in Brake’s pockets, along with 2.11 grams of marijuana, according to the report.
TweetMan wanted in shooting turns himself in
DAYTON - The man wanted by police on charges related to the shooting of Joshua Adams during a robbery in a drug deal has turned himself into police.
Frederick D. Brooks Jr., 19, is in custody on two counts of felonious assault and one count of aggravated robbery, according to police. Police said Brooks waited at a house at 2112 Oakridge Drive on Monday, Feb. 16, for Adams to arrive, then robbed Adams of $1,000 and shot him in the neck.
Adams, his girlfriend Brittany Young and another person, drove from St. Marys, 70 miles north of Dayton, to buy heroin, according to police.
Douglas fled the scene in a Buick Roadmaster found days later near the campus at Wright State University, Lt. Patrick Welsh said.
Homicide detectives arrested Brooks’ girlfriend, Kionna S. Scott, 19, on charges of obstructing justice and tampering with evidence on Wednesday, Feb. 18. Scott lied to investigators who determined she moved a car and “wiped it down,” according to police.
The Buick Roadmaster was found by Wright State University police near campus grounds on Wednesday and the car was towed back to Dayton for processing, according to police.
Brooks turned himself in Thursday at 11:30 a.m. to his adult probation officer, but detectives were not made aware until Friday morning, Welsh said.
Adams, 23, is fighting for his life at Miami Valley Hospital and has not regained consciousness, according to police.
Young declined comment when reached Wednesday night, only to say Adams is “hanging on.”
TweetBar-hopping sisters clueless how shooting happened
DAYTON - Detectives are trying to sort out how a woman was shot in the back while visiting a few bars with her two sisters on Thursday, Feb. 19.
Officers responded to the Webster Station Bar, 300 E. Third St., at about 4:40 p.m. on the report of a woman shot, according to a police report. They discovered the 31-year-old was taken to Grandview Hospital.
There, they spoke to the victim’s sisters who said they had been visiting bars in the Dayton area and the victim had been drinking, the report stated. One sister said they left Webster Station at about 4 p.m. and got into her car.
Once inside the car, no one noticed or heard anything unusual until the 31-year-old woman complained that her back hurt and then slumped over, the report stated.
One woman inside the car lifted up the victim’s shirt and saw a bullet wound in her back, the report stated. The women said they never heard a gunshot or saw anyone with a gun, the report stated.
The victim was transported to Miami Valley, but was unable to speak with officers. Bartenders and patrons at the bars the women visited said they didn’t see anything unusual, the report stated.
Officers found no evidence that could determine where the shooting occurred, but said a small-caliber bullet was fired into the woman’s back, the report stated. There were no bullet holes found in the car the women were in, the report stated.
The woman is expected to recover. Anyone with information is urged to call 333-COPS.
TweetMom, dad arrested after child run over at hospital
DAYTON - A 27-year-old mother is facing a minor misdemeanor charge of child endangering after police said she ran over her 3-year-old daughter in the parking lot The Children’s Medical Center of Dayton on Thursday, Feb. 19.
Amber Rowe was arrested after officers determined she ran over her daughter’s leg when the toddler fell out of her car at about 6:20 p.m.
Rowe told officers she heard her daughter screaming from outside the car as she drove the car away from a parking ticket gate, according to a police report.
Witnesses told police they saw the girl open the car door when the Chevy Cavalier was stopped at the parking gate and she fell out of the car, the report stated.
Rowe and the girl’s father, Larry M. Edwards Jr., immediately got out and tried to lift the car up to free the toddler pinned underneath the report stated. A passerby stopped to help Edwards free the girl and Edwards ran her into the emergency room, the report stated.
Edwards, 35, then left the hospital some time after dropping his daughter off, the report stated. Officers found Edwards at 2259 Coronette Ave. where he told them he didn’t put his daughter in the unsecured car seat in the car, the report stated. Instead Edwards said he buckled the girl in with the seat belt behind the front passenger seat.
Officers later determined Edwards had two felony arrest warrants and two misdemeanor warrants on unrelated offense, the report stated.
A hospital social worker informed officers that Montgomery County Childrens’ Services is already investigating the couple for unrelated incidents.
Rowe became angry with officers when they questioned her about Edwards’ statements and refused to fill out a statement, the report said. She was issued a summons to appear in court on the child-endangering charge.
Police said Edwards drove Thursday on a suspended license. He is in jail for the outstanding warrants, is also facing misdemeanor charges of driving under suspension and operating an unsafe vehicle.
A check on the toddler’s condition Friday found she had been treated for minor injuries to her hip and leg and released to relatives.
TweetPolice: Shooter could turn self in; girlfriend tampered with getaway car
DAYTON - Police are hoping the man they believe shot Joshua Adams in the neck during a robbery set up as a drug deal on Monday, Feb. 16, turns himself today.
Homicide detectives arrested the suspect’s girlfriend, Kionna S. Scott, 19, on charges of obstructing justice and tampering with evidence on Wednesday, Feb. 18, after questioning her at police headquarters, Lt. Patrick Welsh said.
Scott moved a car and “wiped it down,” her boyfriend, known on the street as “Ace,” used to leave the scene of the shooting at 2112 Oakridge Drive at 9 p.m. Monday, according to police.
The Buick Roadmaster was found by Wright State University police near campus grounds on Wednesday and the car was towed back to Dayton for processing, according to police.
Adams, 23, is fighting for his life at Miami Valley Hospital and has not regained consciousness, according to police.
Adams along with his girlfriend, Brittany Young, and another person, drove about 70 miles from St. Marys to Dayton to buy a large amount of heroin, according to police.
Adams had $1,000 cash on him when he walked into the house on Oakridge. Police believe Ace took the cash and shot Adams in the neck.
Young declined comment when reached Wednesday night, only to say Adams is “hanging on.”
Police are not releasing Ace’s real name because it could affect their investigation, Welsh said. Ace has retained an attorney who has been talking with police, Welsh said.
TweetMan alleges car keying in Children’s parking lot
DAYTON — A man told police that a woman keyed his car after a short verbal argument in the parking lot of Children’s Medical Center.
The complainant told officers he was sleeping in his Plymouth Voyager at about 10 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 18, while his wife tended to another child in the hospital, according to a police report. He heard the car next to him start, and after a few minutes a woman opened the driver’s side door, which “flew open striking his driver’s side,” the report said.
The complainant told officers he politely asked the woman to be careful, and she apologized, saying the wind caused the door to open so quickly. The complainant told the woman “to be more careful even though it was the wind that it was her responsibility to be more cautious,” the report said.
After getting back into his van, the complainant heard a scratching sound on his driver’s side door, as if it were being keyed. He tried to confront the woman, but she hurried into the hospital, the report said.
The complainant contacted police, who searched the hospital for the woman and asked security to page the vehicle’s owner, but she was not discovered, the report said.
TweetReport: Crime labs need serious overhaul
There was an interesting story posted on CNN.com about the state of crime labs and their practices needing a severe upgrade.
The article cites report by the National Academy of Sciences that claims U.S. crime labs lack uniform standards, training and oversight.
Many of us thing crime labs operate like the fake ones on television series like “CSI,” but those shows actually drive coroners and crime lab directors nuts.
The Montgomery County Crime Lab is an example of how these labs need to be updated. The lab handles cases from counties near the West Virginia border, to the Kentucky border and anywhere in between.
That’s why it takes six to eight weeks to get toxicology results. The lab is so backed up because other county coroner’s office rely on it to prove cause of death or the validity of an arrest warrant.
The National Academy of Sciences studied the nation’s forensic crime labs for two years found a “badly fragmented” system that produces inconsistent results and needs a major overhaul, according to CNN.
This might be the most troubling part of the report:
And, with the exception of DNA technology, the report concludes experts often overstate how much can be determined by forensic techniques running the gamut from fingerprinting to bite mark and hair analysis, the article states.
Except for DNA technology, “no forensic method has been rigorously shown to have the capacity to consistently, and with a high degree of certainty, demonstrate a connection between evidence and a specific individual or source.”
Forensic experts in court cases often overstate what can be proven by forensic methods and even attach a numerical percentage of accuracy that may not be based on clearly established scientific standards, the report stated.
The panel wants Congress to create an independent National Institute of Forensic Science to formulate standards for various forensic disciplines, regulate training and accreditation, and lead research.
This is important because law enforcement relies heavily on crime labs to determine cause, time and nature of death. It will be interesting to see what happens.
TweetBoy who called in bomb threat pleads guilty
MIAMI TWP., Montgomery County - The 14-year-old who admitted to calling in a bomb threat to Dayton Christian School pleaded guilty to a felony count of inducing panic Tuesday, Feb. 17, in juvenile court, according to police.
The boy was accused of calling in the threat the morning of Feb. 5. and carried a starter pistol to class that day, according to police.
“(He was) reaching out for help,” Miami Twp. police Maj. John DiPietro said.
DiPietro said the boy called the school, at 9391 Washington Church Road, about 11:45 a.m. from another student’s cell phone after excusing himself from class to go to the rest room.
His sentencing is scheduled for March 17.
TweetPolice: Shooting victim came from out of town to buy drugs
DAYTON - A 23-year-old St. Marys man is still in critical condition after getting shot in the neck during an apparent drug deal that went bad, according to police.
Joshua Adams was shot in the 2100 block of Oakridge Drive at about 9 p.m. Monday, Feb. 16.
Lt. John Bardun said Monday night that police first on the scene of the shooting found a puddle of blood. Adams had gone inside house to buy drugs, while two people waited in the car, Bardun said.
Adams was then shot and robbed of $1,000 by a suspected 19- or 20-year-old drug dealer known on the streets as “Ace,” according to police. The suspect then fled in a light blue Buick Roadmaster sedan, Johns said.
Detectives have identified the shooter’s real name and are looking for him Tuesday, Sgt. Gary White said. Detectives are not releasing the suspect’s name and are working up a warrant for the gunman’s arrest.
Bardun said Monday the area of the shooting is rife with drug trafficking.
“If people are coming to Dayton to purchase drugs, they are actually risking their lives in that process,” White said.
TweetCorrection: Driver in fatal crash wasn’t on cell phone
DAYTON - A story published on DaytonDailyNews.com and subsequent paper editions of Friday’s Dayton Daily News about a five-person fatal crash on New Year’s Day contained incorrect information.
The article, citing investigators, incorrectly stated Shawn Roush was arguing with his wife on a cell phone just before the crash. Police have since checked cell-phone records and determined the two were not talking at the time of the accident.
Incorrect information was provided to the Dayton Daily News.
TweetPolice: DPS bus driver arrested after cursing at officers
DAYTON - A Dayton Public Schools bus driver was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest after he was pulled over for multiple traffic violations, according to police.
Brandon Sumlin, 24, was driving his black Chevy Suburban on Smithville Road at about 10 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15, when Officer Joseph Setty began watching him, according to a police report.
Setty said Sumlin was pulling out of Sammy’s Gas Station and failed to stop before a sidewalk before pulling onto Smithville Road, according to a police report.
Sumlin then crossed the double-yellow lines separating the northbound and southbound lanes by approximately a foot before Setty initiated a traffic stop, the report stated.
When told why he was pulled over, Sumlin became angry and started cursing at the officer, Setty said in his report.
“You are not going to give me a ticket, I am a bus driver,” Sumlin said, according to the report. “I can drive better than you.”
Sumlin’s driver’s license was broken apart in four pieces, but was taped together. Setty issued Sumlin a citation for failure to stop before a sidewalk, marked lanes and for the mutilated license, the report stated.
Sumlin then tossed the ticket out his driver’s side window and started yelling at Setty and other officers who had arrived at the scene, the report stated. When advised to pick up the citation, Sumlin got out of the car and started yelling expletives at officers again, the report stated.
Setty then approached Sumlin and tried to arrest him for disorderly conduct as Sumlin tried to get back in his vehicle. Setty said Sumlin then tried to pull away.
Other officers on the scene were able to get Sumlin in handcuffs and he was transported to jail on misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and littering from a motor vehicle. His vehicle was also towed.
Sumlin was later released, pending a court date.
TweetQuick-acting delivery driver escapes from robbers
DAYTON - Two men who tried to rob a Cassano’s Pizza delivery driver ran off empty-handed thanks to the quick-thinking delivery driver.
The driver had just delivered a pizza in the 100 block of Gerlaugh Avenue at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 14, when he noticed two white males approaching wearing ski masks, according to a police report.
The delivery driver said as the men pulled down their masks, one of the would-be robbers pulled a silver automatic handgun and pointed it at the driver, the report stated.
The driver had put the car in drive as the men approached and when they pointed the gun at him he was able to speed off, the report stated.
The robbers, described to be in their late teens, got no money and were seen running away on Gerlaugh Avenue toward Bierce Avenue.
Anyway with information is urged to call 333-COPS.
TweetPolice still waiting to talk to man shot in chest
DAYTON - The 35-year-old man shot in the chest on Santa Clara Avenue on Saturday, Feb. 14, is expected to survive.
Travis Kirkland was in critical condition after he was shot at about 3:15 a.m. Saturday while walking in the 100 block Santa Clara Avenue.
Kirkland told police on Saturday that he believed the suspects were two black males and that they were wearing dark clothing, Lt. John Bardun said. The victim also said the suspects fled in a gray van.
Kirkland was taken by city medics to Miami Valley Hospital where is condition has been upgraded from critical to serious, Welsh said.
Detectives said they still have not talked to Kirkland since the shooting because his condition has prevented him from speaking, Lt. Patrick Welsh said.
No arrests have been made and potential suspects have yet to be identified, Welsh said.
Anyone with information is urged to call 333-COPS.
TweetMissing Dayton woman found in Franklin with boyfriend
DAYTON - The missing 18-year-old Dayton woman has been found, according to police.
Brittany Samuels was found with her boyfriend in Franklin at about 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 16, after she had been missing for nearly 24 hours, Lt. Patrick Welsh said.
Dayton police had been looking for mentally handicapped woman since Sunday at about 8 p.m., according to police.
Samuels of 1822 Suman Ave, left after getting into a verbal argument with her brother, according to police.
She was not harmed, according to police.
TweetNo charges for Dayton woman arrested for 40-year-old Denver murder
DAYTON - A 65-year-old Jefferson Twp. woman authorities said was living a double life after shooting a man to death will not face any charges.
Tina L. Lester, who lived in Montgomery County under the name Agnes Ramey, was released from Montgomery County jail on Thursday afternoon, Feb. 12, according to jail records.
Her release comes days after detectives in Denver flew to Dayton to interview Lester for the November 1968 slaying of Robert Schlatter, shot to death as he was playing billiards in a bar. The detectives left the Miami Valley without getting charges approved by prosecutors.
The Denver Post reported that police there said Lester was released because the time that passed between Schlatter’s death and Lester’s arrest made it too difficult to prosecute her.
“The original detectives in this case have died, witnesses have died or they can’t recall what happened well enough to make this a case we could win in court,” Denver police spokesman Sonny Jackson told The Denver Post.
U.S. Marshals in Dayton arrested Lester at her home, 2 Bricker Ave., in Jefferson Twp., on Friday, Feb. 6.
Lester was immediately identified as a suspect in Schlatter’s death by Denver police at the time of the slaying.
Police believe Lester, then 25, pulled a .22-caliber handgun and shot Schlatter in the chest. He grabbed the gun and fired three shots at Lester as she ran from the establishment before he collapsed and died inside the pool hall, according to published reports at the time.
TweetNew map tracks homicides in Miami Valley since 2008
DAYTON - There have been eight homicides so far in 2009, including six in the city of Dayton in January.
In order to keep track of homicides, we have compiled an interactive map and user-friendly database of murders committed across the Miami Valley in 2008 and those so far in 2009.
You can check to see if arrests have been made or what homicides have occurred in your neighborhood. We will update the homicide database as new information becomes available and arrests are made so, please, check back often.
If you have any comments, suggestions, information or even pictures of victims, please feel free to e-mail us.
TweetDriver in deadly New Year’s crash had alcohol, drugs in system
DAYTON - Toxicology tests on the driver of the car that killed five people on New Year’s Day have determined his blood-alcohol level was over the legal limit.
Shawn E. Roush had a blood-alcohol content of .11 at the time he lost control of his Grand Prix and crashed into metal fencing outside a supply building on Findlay Street just after midnight on Jan. 1, Montgomery County Coroner James Davis said.
Investigators said Roush, 32, of 253 S. Harbine Ave., was arguing with his wife on a cell phone and driving 90 mph when he crossed the railroad tracks on Findlay Street and went airborne.
Inside the car was Roush’s brother Dustin McDonald, 22; Trisha Roush, 33; Nichole Hill, 29; and Hill’s 11-month-old son Hayden Hill. No one was ejected from the vehicle.
The legal limit to drive is .08. Coroner James Davis said Roush also had prescription drugs in his system that, combined with alcohol, could have impaired his driving.
Police said at the time of the crash they suspected alcohol was involved.
A check with the Bureau of Motor Vehicles found Roush had his license reinstated on June 28 after numerous suspensions.
An official ruling in the crash has not been made, according to police.
TweetPolice raid suspected crack-producing house
DAYTON — Police made two arrests during a 15-officer raid on a house suspected of producing crack cocaine.
The Special Investigations Street Crimes Bureau organized the raid for 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 11, at 415 N. Broadway St., according to a police report. Jerry L. Tinsley, 40, and Richard L. Stevens, 36, were arrested on charges of having weapons under disability, possessing criminal tools and possession of drugs, and Tinsley faces added charges of illegal manufacturing of drugs and trafficking in drugs, the report said.
The squad served a search warrant and quickly detained Tinsley and Stevens. During a search of the house, officers recovered, among other things:
— Surveillance equipment, including several cameras and a monitor to watch entrances into the home
— Two scales
— A handgun
— More than $1,000 in cash
— Mixing rods containing crack residue
— Two mixing cups containing crack residue
— Two bags of crack and one bag of cocaine
— Two bottles containing pills of Alprazolam and Hydrocodone
The house was nearly empty except for a few pieces of furniture and a television, video gaming system and crate for sitting in one area. Officers recovering mail to the house addressed to Tinsley, the report said.
“By the looks of it, it is a typical house used for the purpose of just selling illegal narcotics,” the report said.
During interviews with officers, Tinsley and Stevens admitted to possessing the drugs, and Stevens admitting firing the gun on New Year’s Eve, the report said. Tinsley denied making drugs despite a liquid found cooling on Pyrex glass in the kitchen.
To officers, it “appeared that the crack in the Pyrex had just been cooked and it was in the cooling stage,” the report said.
TweetStudent brings knives, mock whips onto bus
DAYTON — A Summit Academy student allegedly brought two knives and two extension cords on the school bus Tuesday, Feb. 10, as protection against other students mocking him because of his school uniform, according to a police report.
Officers responded to the school at 1407 E. Third St. at 8 a.m. after receiving a call from the school’s director that a student had concealed weapons. The student had two knives with three-inch blades in a jacket pocket and two six-foot extension cords in the other pocket, the report said.
The school director told police the student had been suspended Monday following an incident in which he threatened students on his bus with a staple remover because they were taunting him about his uniform, the report said. He had also showed signs of aggressive behavior in the past, the report said.
The student told police he had the knives for protection from other students on the bus and was planning to use the extension cords to make others believe he had whips, the report said.
Officers transported the student to the Family Court Center and booked him on a charge of possession of a deadly weapon in a school safety zone, the report said.
TweetMan tells police heroin was medicinal
DAYTON — A shots fired report on Tuesday, Feb. 10, resulted not only in the discovery of a man conked on the head but also a traffic stop involving a man and woman allegedly buying heroin to help a man cope with a knee injury, according to police reports.
Police first received a call from someone saying shots were fired at 8:34 p.m. near the corner of Keturah and Palmerston avenues. Officers found a man who said he had been hit on the head with a handgun by two men who stole the $19 in cash he had on him. The man’s wife told police she head two gunshots, but there were no gunshot injuries, the report said.
As officers investigated the first call, they spotted a Chevrolet Blazer pull onto the street without using a turn signal. They stopped the car because it was coming from the residence of a known drug dealer, the report said.
From that stop, police arrested Jonathan Roberts, 26, and Nicole Bolden, 30, on charges of possession of drugs and obstructing official business. Roberts first said they were from Centerville and in the area to drop off someone, but couldn’t provide the person’s name. He later admitted to buying heroin to ease pain caused by a work injury, the report said. Officers found heroin in a bottle connected to Roberts’ car keys, the report said.
Bolden provided a false identity to police, who later discovered she was four warrants out for her arrest, the report said. Bolden said she formerly had a heroin problem but had been clean for eight months, the report said.
Roberts and Bolden were booked into Montgomery County Jail.
TweetArrested man: I can ‘shoot my (expletive) gun in the air’
DAYTON — Police responding to a call of shots fired found 14 spent shell casings in a man’s back yard and received a profanity-laced plea from him about gun rights, according to a police report.
Officers responded to the 30 block of Parnell Avenue at 10:04 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 10, after a caller reported a man shooting a gun into the air multiple times, the report said. When police arrived, the man, Michael A. Wessendorf, 22, ran inside and locked the front door, the report said.
After officers repeatedly knocked on the door, Wessendorf answered and told them that “this is a free country and I’m allowed to fire my gun in the air,” the report said. After officers found a loaded .40-caliber handgun on top of Wessendorf’s refrigerator and the spent casings in the yard, he was arrested on charges of using weapons while intoxicated and unlawful discharge of a firearm.
While en route to Montgomery County Jail, Wessendorf had this to say to officers, according to the report:
“I should be able to shoot my (expletive) gun in the air. I shot it up straight in the air, straight up in the air. I did not do anything wrong. I shot it up in the air. I bought the gun for $500 at the pawn shop and you guys are goin’ to take my (expletive) gun and charge me with (expletive) for firing the gun straight up in the air.”
Police confirmed the gun was not stolen, the report said.
TweetWitness a crime? Send anonymous text, web tip
The Miami Valley Crime Stoppers is giving those who witness violent crimes more ways to report their accounts to police anonymously.
Those who wish to help authorities arrest outstanding offenders can now log on to www.miamivalleycrimestoppers.com and submit an anonymous “Web tip.” You can also send an anonymous text message by texting “tip 400” to CRIMES (274637).
“When a text message is sent, it is relayed to a service in Canada where the phone number is extracted and the message is encrypted,” said Dayton Police Det. Cayce Cantrell. “It is then assigned an alias and relayed to us.”
Tipsters can then communicate with detectives anonymously through text messaging, but can end the conversation at any time, Cantrell said.
Those who submit tips online can log back into the site and check the status of their tip, Cantrell said.
Authorities hope by giving people more ways to report their accounts of crimes anonymously will help police solve more crimes, Cantrell said.
TweetStudent caught with drugs, cigar at elementary school
DAYTON - A probation officer patting down a 14-year-old boy at Kemp Elementary School found three generic Vicodin pills and cigar on the student.
The officer was serving the juvenile a warrant for failure to appear. He discovered the drugs while searching the boy at the school at 1923 Gondert Ave. on Monday, Feb. 9, according to a police report.
The pills were labeled “Watson 349,” which at first had officers puzzled, but a call to poison control helped them realize they were a generic of Vicodin, the report stated.
Officers tried to reach the boy’s mother by phone but got no answer, the report stated. The boy was taken to the Family Court Center, where he was held on a felony charge of drug possession, the report stated.
TweetThief gets away with $9,000 from local bar
DAYTON - Police are looking for at least one person who broke into Partners Bar over the weekend and stole $9,000 from an ATM machine inside.
Bar owner George Mescher called police on Sunday at about 12:03 p.m. to report the theft at 443 Patterson Blvd., according to a police report.
Officers found that someone pried open an outside door and used a “cutting tool” to open the ATM machine inside, the report stated. Mescher said he had recently stocked the machine with about $9,000 in $20 bills, the report stated.
Glass was broken in cigarette machine, but no cigarettes were missing. A cash register was opened, but there was no cash inside at the time, the report stated.
There was no video surveillance and no witnesses since the businesses around the bar were closed on Sunday when the crime occurred, the report stated.
Anyone with information can call (937) 333-COPS.
Tweet22-year-old man arrested in Harrison Twp. shooting
HARRISON TWP., Montgomery County - Prosecutors have approved a murder charge against a man investigators said shot David Driscoll multiple times after the two hugged in a gas station parking lot.
Kyle L. McClendon, 22, of 4355 Riverside Drive, was arrested early Sunday morning, Feb. 8, on a charge of murder.
He faces four felony counts, including: murder (purposeful), murder as the result of a felonious assault, felonious assault with a deadly weapon and improper handling of a firearm, according to the Montgomery Prosecutor’s Office.
All counts include a three-year gun specification, which could lead to more prison time if McClendon is convicted.
Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputy Joshua Haas spotted the car McClendon drove from the scene of the shooting a few hours later at a nearby apartment complex, Chief Deputy Mike Nolan said.
“He found a car that matched the description of the suspect’s and felt the hood and the engine was still warm,” Nolan said. “And we were able to put (McClendon) in the vehicle. It was good police work.”
McClendon and Driscoll got into an argument at the Marathon gas station, 4351 Riverside Drive, after Drisoll’s friend “bumped shoulders” with McClendon in the store at about 3:30 a.m., Nolan said.
Driscoll got involved in the argument his friend was having with McClendon and the two walked outside near McClendon’s car, surveillance video shows.
Driscoll took off his jacket and squared off with McClendon like the two were going to fight, Nolan said.
“But they never threw any punches, but instead shook hands and hugged,” Nolan said.
Driscoll reached down to grab his jacket and started to walk away when McClendon reached into his car, grabbed a gun and fired multiple shots at Driscoll, Nolan said.
Driscoll died at the scene.
“It was a stupid and senseless,” Driscoll’s mother, Gretchen Driscoll said. “He was a good kid. I know all parents say that, but you dig around, you will find nothing on him.”
Deputies found a gun underneath McClendon’s pillow in his Riverside apartment, but investigators are trying to determine if it is the murder weapon, Nolan said.
Investigators were able to connect the car found in the apartment to McClendon, after learning he was cited for a traffic violation while in the same car by Dayton police last week, Nolan said.
The shooting comes about a month after McClendon was given treatment in lieu of a conviction for carrying a loaded and concealed weapon, according to court records.
A background check found he also has numerous arrests, including drug possession and assault.
Gretchen Driscoll said McClendon’s actions cut short a promising life that didn’t involved drugs or violence. She said her son did not know McClendon.
“He was taking mechanical engineering classes at Sinclair (Community College),” Gretchen Driscoll said. “He was going to get his degree or possibly transfer to (the University of Cincinnati).”
TweetMarshals nab Dayton woman wanted in 40-year-old murder
JEFFERSON TWP., Montgomery County - U.S. Marshals have arrested a Dayton woman wanted in a 40-year-old murder in Denver.
Deputies arrested Agnes Ramey, 65, also known as Tina L. Lester, inside her home at 2 Bricker Ave. at 6:20 a.m. Friday, Feb. 6, Marshal Jim Wahlrab said.
Lester was wanted by Denver police in connection with the shooting death of Ronald E. Schlatter after the two got into a fight inside a Denver pool hall in November of 1968, authorities said.
Schlatter was the father of seven children and started arguing with Lester after she interfered with his pool playing at the Blue Chip Bar, according to published reports at the time of his murder.
Police believe Lester pulled out a .22-caliber handgun and shot Schlatter in the chest. Schlatter grabbed the gun and fired three shots at Lester as she ran out of the bar before he collapsed and died inside the pool hall, according to published reports.
Police identified Lester as a person of interest at the time, but she left town before they could find her, according to reports.
Denver police are on their way to Dayton to question Lester and possibly transport her back to Denver, Wahlrab said.
Denver police said they are not releasing anymore information about the murder arrest and have instructed local law-enforcement agencies to do the same, Denver spokesman Sunny Jackson said.
U.S. Marshals and the Montgomery County Sheriff’s office said they are respecting those wishes.
Stay with DaytonDailyNews.com on this developing story.
TweetNarcotics detectives make bust at Miller Lane hotel
DAYTON - Narcotics Bureau detectives trying to round up drug dealers in a heroin-trafficking ring arrested a 21-year-old man at a local hotel Wednesday, Feb. 4.
Joel Wilburn, 21, also known as “Fresh,” was arrested at about 7 p.m. on Wednesday after undercover detectives phoned him to set up a drug deal, according to a police report.
Wilburn told detectives to meet him at the Drury Inn, 6616 Miller Lane, and he would sell them the “10 caps” for $100, according to a police report.
Once at the hotel, WIlburn sold the drugs to an undercover detective and was arrested on drug-trafficking charges, the report stated.
A search warrant was issued for his hotel room, where police found 34 grams of heroin and cocaine, about $350 in cash and digital scales, the report stated.
Wilburn faces three felony charges, which include: drug trafficking, drug possession and possessing criminal tools.
The investigation into the drug-trafficking organization is ongoing, according to police.
TweetDNA hit leads to cold-case arrest in rape of girl
DAYTON - A DNA match has led to the arrest and indictment of a 32-year-old man for the 1999 rape of an 11-year-old girl.
Antoine R. Young is in the Montgomery County Jail awaiting trial on a charge of rape. Police say the girl was attacked in the 400 block of Forest Avenue on Aug. 9, 1999, according to the Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office.
Young faces single felony counts of rape of a child under 13, rape of a child under 13 by force and two felony counts of gross sexual imposition, according to court and jail records.
Forcible rape of a victim under 13 carries a penalty of life in prison, according to the Ohio Revised Code.
The DNA hit occurred in September while Young was incarcerated at the Chillicothe Correctional Institution (Ross County) on a 2004 conviction of having weapons while under disability and carrying a concealed weapon, according to court records.
Young was indicted for the rape in November, but was just booked into jail Feb. 2 in preparation for trial. He still has six months left to serve on his 2004 conviction.
The victim is now 21. Authorities said she has recovered physically from her injuries. She was unable to be reached for comment.
Young is in jail on a $250,000 bond and his trial is slated to start March 23 in Judge Katherine Huffman’s courtroom.
TweetOfficers follow footprints, arrest teen in burglary spree
DAYTON — A 16-year-old arrested Wednesday, Feb. 4, on seven counts of burglary connected to homes within walking distance could be a suspect in other incidents in Dayton, Riverside and elsewhere, police said.
The teen was arrested at 10:10 a.m. in the area of Smithville and Radio roads following the morning spree that involved seven homes, according to a police report. Police received the first report at about 9:10 a.m. in the 150 block of North Quentin Avenue. The complainant said his grandson spotted a tall, thin white male inside the home and scared him away, the report said.
Police soon received more calls involving a similar description and arrested the teen. Officers connected the burglaries, some in unoccupied homes, by matching footprints in the snow, the report said. In two cases, officers followed the footprints to burglary sites that had not been reported, the report said.
Burglary locations also included North Cherrywood Avenue, Woodley Road and North Wright Avenue, the report said. In one instance, officers connected the teen to the burglary because the address was on a prescription bottle in his possession, the report said.
According to the report, stolen items also included: Jewelry, an iPod still in its packaging, a cell phone, a portable digital camera and collector coins
Police are continuing to investigate whether the teen matches evidence recovered at the scene of other burglaries in Dayton and exploring the possibility he could be connected to burglaries in areas where he formerly lived, said Dayton Lt. Patrick Welsh.
TweetPolice: Woman hiding crack, not a watch
DAYTON — Police responding to a call of a car crashed into a house instead discovered a woman who tried to tell officers that the object inside her pants was a watch, not crack.
Police received the call at 1:33 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 5, and arrived in the 500 block of Negley Place to find a woman sitting inside a vehicle that was located in the side yard of the residence, according to a police report. The woman, Gwendolyn R. Sharpe, 39, did not respond to several officer requests to exit the vehicle and it appeared she was trying to hide something in her pants, the report said.
Officers soon placed Sharpe in the back of their cruiser and called for a female officer to search Sharpe. When officers removed Sharpe from the cruiser, there were pieces of Brillo pads where she had been sitting. Brillo pads are often used as part of smoking crack in a crack pipe, the report said.
The female officer felt a hard object in Sharpe’s pants and asked her what it was. Sharpe told police it was a watch, the report said.
Instead, officers discovered Sharpe was hiding a rock of crack cocaine and arrested her on a charge of possession of drugs.
TweetMan arrested with heroin for Super Bowl celebration
DAYTON — A man who slipped on ice while trying to run from police was arrested for allegedly firing a handgun and possessing heroin he said was meant to celebrate the Super Bowl, according to a police report.
Davon K. Brown, 29, was arrested on charges of unlawful discharge of a firearm, resisting arrest, carrying concealed weapons, having weapons under disability and possession of drugs following the incident at 8:40 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 3. Police responded to a call in the 700 block of Ferguson Avenue in which a female said her sister’s boyfriend shot at her, the report said.
When officers arrived, they saw a man fitting the suspect’s description walking to a parked car, and they shined a spotlight on him. The suspect, later identified as Brown, tried to run, but slipped and fell on ice, the report said.
Brown resisted officers’ attempts to put him in handcuffs, and one officer saw the outline of a handgun in his pants pocket. The officer stepped on the gun while continuing his attempt to put Brown into handcuffs, and the officer eventually tased Brown twice to make him comply, the report said. Police also found a baggie filled with 11 gel caps containing heroin in one of Brown’s pockets, the report said.
During the transport to Grandview Hospital to have one of the taser probes removed, Brown told police he didn’t fire the gun but that a boy was pulling on his jacket causing the gun to fall out and discharge, the report said. Brown added he had the gun for protection because he had been shot before, the report said.
Brown told officers he obtained the heroin from a friend to celebrate the Super Bowl, the report said. He was later booked into Montgomery County Jail.
TweetMan arrested for hawking handgun at VFW
DAYTON — A Dayton man was arrested for taking a .22-caliber handgun into a Veterans of Foreign Wars post and attempting to sell it, according to a police report.
Brian McIntire, 40, was arrested following the incident near 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 3, the report said. Police responded to a domestic disturbance call in the 1400 block of Troy Street and encountered a woman who said her boyfriend was trying to sell her handgun at the VFW post, the report said.
Officers soon made contact with McIntire, who admitted he was heavily intoxicated and said he had sold the gun “minutes ago for $20,” the report said. A bartender at the VFW post, 1720 E. Third St., told officers she saw McIntire and his girlfriend arguing earlier in the night, and he accused her of cheating on him.
Later, while officers talked with McIntire’s girlfriend, she reached into his coat and found the handgun. Officers then arrested McIntire on a charge of possessing a firearm in a liquor premises, the report said.
While riding to Montgomery County Jail, McIntire told officers, “I’ve sold a few guns there before,” the report said.
TweetPolice respond to four females battling at BW3
DAYTON — Police broke up a four-female fight at Buffalo Wild Wings near the University of Dayton campus on Wednesday, Feb. 4, that stemmed from a disagreement over a relationship, according to a police report.
Officers arrived at the BW3, 1900 Brown St., at 10:20 p.m. after receiving a call that 10 people were involved in a fight. Police soon identified the four females involved, the report said.
One of the females, Portia Johnson, said she had on ongoing disagreement with another female named Ankena Sharpless regarding a relationship between Sharpless and Johnson’s cousin. Johnson told police she was exiting the bathroom when Sharpless punched her and the two began punching each other and pulling each other’s hair, the report said.
A third female, Markesha Dorsey, told police she then punched a fourth female, Pearl Byrd, which caused those two to begin fighting, the report said. BW3 security and a friend of the group broke up the fight, the report said.
Sharpless, whose nose was bleeding, told officers Johnson threw the first punch. Byrd, who had a knot forming above an eye, said she was assaulted by Dorsey, the report said.
Police made no arrests because of the conflicting stories and ordered all parties to the Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office at separate times, the report said.
TweetPolice: Woman gave kids alcohol, had sex with 12-year-old
DAYTON - Gloria Murphy offered children celebrating her 55th birthday alcohol and then had sex with a 12-year-old boy at the party Wednesday, Jan. 28, according to police.
The boy then got into Murphy’s bed at 5440 Rawlings Drive, where the married woman had sex with her adolescent neighbor, according to police and Montgomery County prosecutors.
Two of the children — both under 16 — sleeping at Murphy’s house after the party ran home at about 6 a.m. and told a parent they saw the boy and woman having sex, according to 911 audio.
The parent then called police at about 6:15 a.m., according to a police report and 911 audio.
Officers responded and arrested Murphy at her home hours later at about 8 a.m.
The details emerged after Monday’s story that Murphy has been formally charged with a felony count of raping a child under the age of 13.
Murphy did not force the boy to have sex, but since he is younger than 13, it is considered rape, Lt. Patrick Welsh said. No other children were involved in the sexual encounter or consumed alcohol, according to police.
The boy was staying with Murphy while his dad recovered from a recent auto accident, neighbors said.
Murphy is in jail on $25,000 bond and is expected to appear in court on Feb. 9 at 3:30 p.m.
A background check found Murphy has no previous arrests or criminal convictions in Montgomery County.
TweetMassive gang bust gives police last laugh
I spent 75 minutes inside a Cincinnati Police Academy room listening to a police captain break down one of the most impressive gang busts in recent memory. The research was for a story that ran today about that investigation into Cincinnati’s Northside Taliband gang, which led to 50 arrests in November and a 95-count indictment.
I wanted to learn more about taking down gangs, and a few things became clear. First, police are taking gangs seriously. Second, police are gaining ground. Third, if you take away a few leaders, the gang structure crumbles.
These are all promising signs for the situation in Dayton.
The investigation into the Taliband (a name meant to mimic Taliban, but gang members for an unknown reason added a “D” to the end) took six months and used a variety of tools, from MySpace to UC grad students to business trend software.
Perhaps most impressive were the databases mapping gang membership and displaying what membership would look like if key leaders were off the street. Between two pages, one could easily see that members were less dangerous and, perhaps, even less likely to join a gang if the feared leaders were in custody.
Cincinnati police said other criminals were thanking them for busting the Taliband. A Northside community meeting gave the cops a standing ovation for their work, which was promising in Cincinnati, where police and the community have faced their share of problems.
Studying this investigation shows that police are gaining intelligence on where to look for members, how to look for them and how to convince grand juries to quickly hand out indictments.
So, what will Dayton do? The chief, Richard Biehl, came to Dayton from Cincinnati, so he kept an eye on the investigation’s progress. Representatives from Dayton were at the presentation at the police academy jotting notes and asking questions.
Dayton also has its share of gangs, and area agencies are clearly taking a harder look at them. The Dayton Daily News has also checked thoroughly into the problem, including a series on the Miami Valley gang issue.
If Montgomery County officials can use similar techniques as their Cincinnati counterparts, they should continue to make progress in identifying, investigating and arresting gang members.
TweetMother, daughter arrested on prostitution charges
DAYTON - Police have arrested a woman they believe offered her daughter up for sex.
Teresa Lynn Brock, 45, was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 29, at about 8:20 p.m. on 30 South Horton St. after vice detectives called her phone during an undercover prostitution sting, according to police.
During the conversation, Brock offered her 19-year-old daughter, Danielle K. Brock, for sexually-related services, according to police.
Undercover detectives later met up with Danielle K. Brock and, after a brief discussion, arrested her and her mother on prostitution charges.
Detectives also found heroin on Teresa Brock, according to police.
Teresa Brock is charged with promoting prostitution and drug possession. She is in jail on $50,000 bond. A background check found Teresa Brock has been arrested numerous times for soliciting and prostitution-related charges.
Danielle Brock has no arrest record prior to the incident and has since been released.
TweetWoman accused of having sex with 12-year-old boy
DAYTON - The Montgomery County Prosecutor’s office has approved a rape charge against a 55-year-old woman who allegedly had sex with a neighborhood 12-year-old boy on her birthday.
Gloria J. Murphy, 55, of 5440 Rawlings Drive, was arrested at 8 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 30, by Dayton police after the boy notified an adult he had sex with Murphy, according to police.
The encounter happened late Wednesday, Jan. 28 — Murphy’s birthday — and lasted into the early hours the next day, Patrick Welsh said.
Murphy did not force the boy to have sex, but since the he is younger than 13, it is considered rape, Welsh said.
Police are not releasing any more details to protect the child, Welsh said. Murphy is in jail on $25,000 bond and is expected to appear in court on Feb. 9 at 3:30 p.m.
A background check found Murphy has no previous arrests or criminal conviction in Montgomery County.
TweetHomicides up in January; find out where with our interactive map
DAYTON - Dayton ended January with six homicides, the most to start a year since at least 2002, according to police records.
The spike in homicides comes about two months after Dayton Police Chief Richard Biehl launched the city’s anti-gun violence initiative that targets gang violence in the city.
Biehl cautioned the program will take some time to implement, but his hopes are that targeting groups/gangs will bring down violent crimes in the city over time.
In order to keep track of homicides, we have compiled an interactive map and user-friendly database of murders committed across the Miami Valley in 2008 and those so far in 2009.
You can check to see if arrests have been made or what homicides have occurred in your neighborhood. We will update the homicide database as new information becomes available and arrests are made so, please, check back often.
If you have any comments, suggestions, information or even pictures of victims, please feel free to e-mail us at lsullivan@daytondailynews.com or knagel@daytondailynews.com.
TweetMan found dead in apartment identified
DAYTON — The body found in an apartment on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 31, is that of Joseph M. Schwartz, according to the Montgomery County Coroner’s office.
Schwartz, 23, was found by his parents at about 12:15 inside his apartment at 1426 John Glenn Road, Lt. Brian Johns said.
Investigators said they are treating his death as a possible drug overdose at this time. Schwartz had not been seen since Jan. 28, Johns said.
His parents went to the apartment because they hadn’t heard from him. They were able to slightly open the door, which was secured on the inside with a chain lock, according to police.
Johns said the parents saw their son on the couch and called out to him. When he didn’t respond, they contacted the landlord.
Schwartz had a history of drug use, according to police.
TweetMan walking into church robbed at gunpoint
DAYTON - Police are looking for a black man in his late 20s who robbed a man walking into Grace United Methodist Church early Sunday morning, Feb. 1.
Ricky Huddleston told police he was walking from his car in the church parking lot, 1001 Harvard Blvd., at about 6:40 a.m. when a man walked up and asked him for money to catch the bus, according to a police report.
When Huddleston said he didn’t have any money, the man pulled out a black handgun from his waistband and pointed it at Huddleston’s head, he told officers.
The man took Huddleston’s wallet and ran off, the report stated. The wallet had Huddleston’s driver’s license, Social Security card and undisclosed amount of cash inside, the report stated.
Huddleston, who works at the church, did not call police for more than an hour, saying he wanted to check with the church’s pastor before notifying officers, the report stated.
Officers searched the area, but found no one matching the suspect’s description. The gunman is described to be about 5-foot-8, 160 pounds. Anyone with information should call 333-COPS.
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