• Briana Hastings, 25, pleaded guilty to one murder (proximate result) in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court Friday. She was scheduled to go to trial on Monday.
• Two counts each of felonious assault and tampering with evidence and one count each of murder and discharge of a firearm on or near prohibited premises were dismissed.
Who else was involved?
• Her co-defendant, D’Anthonie R’amone Jackson, 24, is facing two counts each of murder and felonious assault and one count of discharge of a firearm on or near prohibited premises, according to court records.
• His trial was also scheduled to begin Monday.
Credit: Montgomery County Jail
Credit: Montgomery County Jail
What are they accused of?
• Hastings and Jackson are facing charges in the shooting death of 43-year-old Steve Dews.
• Early Nov. 30, 2024, Dayton police responded to a report of gunfire in the 200 block of Kammer Avenue.
• They found a vehicle crashed into a power pole at Kammer and North Woodward avenues, according to police.
• Dews was found inside with multiple gunshot wounds, according to the Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office.
• Cellphone data and text messages on Dews’ phone reportedly led investigators to Jackson.
• As the investigation continued, detectives determined Hastings actively participated in the deadly shooting, according to the prosecutor’s office.
What happens next?
• Hastings’ sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 15.
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