Judge: Teen in hotel slaying near Dayton Mall to be tried as adult

A 17-year-old defendant accused of killing a Miami Twp. hotel worker near the Dayton Mall will have his case transferred to adult court, a judge has ruled.

Larry Malcolm Sain is accused of murder in the Sept. 13 deadly shooting of Jayren Graham outside the DoubleTree Suites by Hilton, where the 19-year-old Miami Twp. resident worked.

His case will be transferred and his bail set at $500,000, Montgomery County Juvenile Court Judge Anthony Capizzi ruled today.

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In addition to four murder counts, court records filed Oct. 11 indicate the charges being sought by the prosecutor’s office include aggravated robbery, felonious assault, tampering with evidence, carrying a concealed weapon and improper handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle.

Capizzi’s ruling came after a probable cause hearing was held Monday after prosecutors requested the case against the former Moraine resident be transferred to adult court.

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At the hearing, former high school classmates testified the defendant pulled a gun on Graham before the victim was shot in a struggle with a gun police have not found.

The female former West Carrollton High School seniors said they were with the defendant and Graham, who they said died after a late-night drug deal gone bad outside the DoubleTree.

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