Brown was slated to go to trial starting Monday for two counts of murder, two counts of felonious assault and two weapons violations in the death of 47-year-old Anthony Render of Dayton. As part of his plea via a bill of information the murder and felonious assault charges were dismissed.
Credit: Montgomery County Jail
Credit: Montgomery County Jail
Police responded early March 26, 2022, to the 1100 block of North Broadway Street near Harvard Boulevard in Dayton after receiving multiple reports of gunfire. When officers arrived they found a crashed vehicle and an unresponsive man with multiple gunshot wounds inside. The victim, later identified as Render, succumbed to his injuries two days later.
Brown’s co-defendant, 18-year-old TyeJuan A. Johnson of Dayton, was acquitted in February of murder and other charges in Render’s death.
Johnson, who was a juvenile at the time of the shooting, had been accused of providing the firearm used by Brown.
Following a bench trial, Skelton wrote in his verdict that prosecutors “failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt all the essential elements” of the charges and ordered Johnson’s immediate release from custody.
In addition to prison time, Brown must pay restitution for funeral and burial expenses plus faces a fine up to $20,000.
He remains held in the Montgomery County Jail.
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