Bond set at $1 million for alleged accomplice in babysitter’s homicide

Taylor Brandenburg

Taylor Brandenburg

The woman accused of allegedly helping Chuckie Lee kill Taylor Brandenburg outside a Huffman Avenue residence in Dayton had her bond set at $1 million on Tuesday.

In the same afternoon, Kara Parisi-King’s mother and stepfather were given bonds of $25,000 each. Keith Hankins, 40, and Krista Hankins, 47, were arraigned on charges of obstructing justice for hindering the discovery and apprehension of Parisi-King by giving false information to police.

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Parisi-King, 26, is charged with two counts of complicity to commit murder, two counts of complicity to felonious assault and one charge of complicity to discharging a firearm in a prohibited area. Parisi-King did not enter a plea and is scheduled to be in court on Friday.

Police say Parisi-King drove Lee to the home where Lee allegedly fired several shots, two of which struck and killed Brandenburg, 20, who was babysitting and not involved in an earlier fight between two groups at the Glass Hat Bar. Brandenburg’s funeral was held Monday.

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Her obituary said Brandenburg loved children, especially her baby cousins.

Lee, 38, is being held in jail on a $1 million bond on charges of murder, felonious assault, having weapons while under disability and discharging a firearm near a prohibited premises. Lee is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on Thursday.

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The Hankinses’ attorneys said the couple has two other children — one with special needs — and pleaded to be released with no bond because they have no criminal records. The judge refused.

Keith Hankins owns a home remodeling business, and Krista Hankins is a paralegal.

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The couple who live in northeast Ohio tried to “hinder the discovery, apprehension” of Kara Parisi-King by “communicating false information,” according to a statement of facts filed Tuesday in Dayton Municipal Court. They were apprehended Saturday at 3221 E. Fourth St. in Dayton

Parisi-King was arrested at 10:40 p.m. Saturday at the Red Roof Inn in Fairborn.

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Lee is an alleged drug dealer who has twice served federal prison time for gun crimes.

Parisi-King was once the girlfriend of an alleged drug dealer who later was shot to death. In 2013, Parisi-King lived with two other individuals — Marqanthony and Deborah Mooty — who were investigated for possession and trafficking in drugs.

Montgomery County Common Pleas Court records indicate marijuana, heroin and crack were found in plain view at a South Hedges Street residence where she lived with the Mootys.

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Parisi-King tried to get back $898 taken from a raid because she said it was money from school loans issued to her via a bank from Sinclair Community College. She said she was an “innocent owner” who didn’t know about the conduct that gave rise to crimes. A judge ruled against her. Krista Hankins’ name was on the lease for that residence.

Marqanthony Mooty, 27, died Sept. 13, 2016, from gunshot wounds suffered days earlier.

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