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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Slain man’s brother said he watched shooting happen
DAYTON - The brother of Isaac Gibson told a Montgomery County jury Wednesday, Oct. 28, he stood near the man who pulled the trigger and killed Gibson in April.
Anthony Snowden Jr. said he rushed to break up a fight between Gibson and Keith Watson just before Theron Lewis shot and killed Gibson in the 1800 block of West Riverview Avenue.
The shooting was at a memorial cookout for Thomas “Tom-Tom” Watson who was gunned down days before while playing basketball. Thomas Watson was a high-ranking member of the Dayton View Hustlers gang, police said.
Lewis is also a DVH member, police said.
Gibson’s family cried in the court room as Snowden described rushing to his brother’s side to find him with a gunshot wound to the abdomen.
“I’ll never forget (who shot my brother),” said Snowden, who pointed numerous times at Lewis, also known as “T. Streets.”
Lewis’ attorney Scott Calaway questioned Snowden’s credibility in front of the jury, asking him why he lied to police twice when he said he knew “nothing” immediately after the shooting.
Snowden said he wanted to get to the hospital to see Gibson and planned to retaliate for his death.
Montgomery County Judge Frances E. McGee told jurors they could given the case for a verdict Thursday afternoon and instructed them to be prepared. After the jury left, Keith Watson was called to the stand and exercised his Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate himself.
McGee allowed him to do so and he was excused after about 30 seconds on the stand. It is worth noting Keith Watson also faces criminal charges for his role in Gibson’s death.
Calaway maintains that it was not Lewis that shot Gibson and told jurors there is no “credible evidence to support that conclusion.”
Lewis is on trial on counts of murder, felonious assault and being a felon in possession of a weapon.
He is still awaiting trial on charges connected to shots fired at mourners in May as they left services for Raymond “Byrd” McDaniel at St. Paul Global Outreach Ministries, 2050 Germantown St.
Lewis was targeting a member of the Otterbein Mafia gang then, but missed and his gun jammed, police said. He was arrested the next day near a relative’s house and has been in jail since.
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