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Man accused of dumping kids in trash bin to face new charges

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By Lou Grieco, Staff Writer Updated 12:14 AM Friday, July 31, 2009

DAYTON — The man accused of putting two small children in a trash bin after a reported domestic dispute with their mother now faces new charges, including attempted murder.

Montgomery County prosecutors filed the charges against Tommie L. Johnson Jr. on Thursday, July 30. They include three felony counts of domestic violence, four counts of attempted murder, and three counts of attempted felonious assault.

Those charges are in addition to four felony counts of kidnapping, three counts of domestic violence, two counts of endangering children and single counts of inducing panic and tampering with evidence filed Tuesday.

Johnson’s daughter, 23-month-old Ashonti Johnson, and her 8-month-old brother, Tommie Johnson III, were plucked out of the city-issued trash bin behind a building at 902 E. Second St. on Monday morning by two electricians.

The children had been in the bin for about 13 hours, Dayton police said. They were treated at Children’s Medical Center. Johnson, 39, has said he put the kids in the bin, but intended to retrieve them.

Montgomery County Juvenile Court Judge Nick Kuntz has placed the children in the custody of Children Services.

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