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Friday, October 30, 2009
Mother, boyfriend arrested on charges related to toddler’s death
By Dave Larsen
DAYTON - The mother of Malechi Wilson and her boyfriend have been arrested and charged with felony child endangering related to the toddler’s June beating death.
Mark A. Newberry and Denise Stinson were booked in the Montgomery County Jail about 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, according to jail records. Their arrests come after the Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office approved the charges Thursday and warrants were issued for their arrests, Sgt. Gary White said.
Malechi died at Children’s Medical Center at 8:46 p.m. on June 9 after police responded to Newberry’s home at 910 Crestmore Ave. on a report of a child in duress, police said.
Both Stinson, 23, and Newberry, 45, were arrested immediately after Malechi’s death but were released two days later when prosecutors did not approve charges and told detectives to do more investigating.
The couple has not cooperated with police during the nearly five-month investigation, said White, who called their arrests “a major step” for the police department.
“We have suspected for some time they had knowledge or were involved in injuries that were inflicted on little Malechi Wilson,” he said.
Montgomery County Coroner Dr. James Davis said at the time of the incident Malechi was “tortured” and “suffered for hours,” from significant blows to his body.
Davis, who ruled Malechi’s cause of death blunt force trauma to the abdomen, said the child was beaten so badly some of his internal organs ruptured.
Newberry is not Malechi’s biological father, police said. The couple does have another 10-month-old child together that has been placed into foster care, White said.
While murder charges have not been filed in the case, White said more charges could be filed in the case against Stinson or Newberry.
TweetTier III sex offender arrested on rape, burglary charges
WASHINGTON TWP, Montgomery County — Sheriff’s investigators arrested a registered Tier III sex offender on felony rape and aggravated burglary charges Thursday night, Oct. 29.
Tyler L. Ray Jr., 33, was arrested about 10 p.m. near Ohio 725 and Lyons Road by sheriff’s deputies, according to Montgomery County Jail records. A 28-year-old woman told deputies Ray raped her and forced his way into her apartment, Maj. Scott Landis said.
Investigators are still reviewing the woman’s statements and have yet to talk to her Friday about the incident, Landis said.
Ray, who lives at 2044 Rustic Road, Dayton, was convicted of raping a young girl in 1997, according to state sex offender data. He is currently on parole for the crime.
Ray is required to register as a Tier III offender - the state’s designation for the most violent sexual predators - for the rest of his life.
The state’s sex offender web site indicates Ray worked at the Dayton Mall, but his employer is unknown.
A court date has not been set and Ray remains in jail this morning.
TweetMan who robbed bank has been there before, police say
DAYTON - Police are looking for a man who walked into the Fifth Third Bank at Wilmington Pike and Patterson Road and handed the teller a note demanding money.
The man, described as having slender build and in his 20s, walked into the bank about 9:40 a.m. and robbed it of undisclosed amount of cash. Detectives said they believe the man might have robbed the bank before and they know his name.
Witnesses told police they thought he was a normal customer judging by his appearance and his outfit, which consisted of a dark sweatshirt, jeans and tennis shoes, police said.
A teller was able to put dye packs in the money before the robber left, police said. Police are looking for the getaway car the man parked at a nearby restaurant.
Anyone with information about the robbery is urged to call 333-COPS.
TweetSlain man was arguing with group just before shooting
DAYTON - Homicide detectives continue to search for a gunman who fatally shot Dante D. Smith after an apparent argument in the 300 block of Sheridan Avenue early Friday morning.
Officers were dispatched just after midnight on the report of numerous shots fired in the area and arrived to find Smith dead, police said.
He was shot twice, once in the head and once in the torso, investigators said.
Witnesses told officers at the scene they heard people arguing 20 minutes before the shooting. There was one woman and at least two other men arguing, witnesses told police.
At least one person from the group chased Smith and fired several shots, witnesses told police. A group of people were then seen driving away in a light-colored Oldsmobile immediately after Smith fell to the ground.
Homicide detectives are trying to determine the motive for the shooting, but the argument likely perpetuated the incident, Sgt. Gary White said.
Smith is the city’s 33rd homicide victim this year and first since Sept. 15. You can check the status of all homicides this year and those from last year by clicking here.
It isn’t the first time he was shot at by someone who then jumped into an Oldsmobile, according to a police report.
In December Smith told officers a black man, about 6-feet tall, medium build and about 25 years old, ordered him to the ground with a gun, the report stated.
Smith said he took off running in the 800 block of Mount Crest Drive and heard a gunshot behind him. He said the bullet struck near his feet and he looked back to see two men drive away in a gold, four-door Oldsmobile, the report stated.
Smith was not harmed in the incident and no arrests were made. Police did recover a spent shell casing where Smith said he was shot at, the report stated.
Police are not sure if the incidents are connected. White said witnesses of Smith’s homicide are cooperating.
Anyone with information about Smith’s homicide is urged to call 333-COPS.
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