3rd murder trial set in home invasion of Miamisburg HS senior

A trial has been scheduled for the third defendant charged with murder in a deadly home invasion of a Miamisburg High School senior.

Daniel Matthew Simone, 28, of Englewood, is set to go on trial May 4, 2020 in the shooting death of Noah Kinser, according to Montgomery County court records.

The cases against Jason B. Churchill and Chaz Gillilan, both charged with murder in the Dec. 30, 2018 killing of Kinser, are also set for trial in 2020.

Churchill, 32, of Moraine, is set to stand trial March 23 and the case against Gillilan, 30, of Coshocton County, is scheduled to go forward April 13, court records show.

A fourth defendant, Dante English, 30, of Cincinnati, was indicted on arson, tampering with evidence, possession of criminal tools and insurance fraud in connection to the case.

EARLIER: Police: DNA at Miamisburg slaying scene tied suspect with criminal history

Not guilty pleas have been entered for all four defendants.

Kinser, 18, was fatally shot in his Miamisburg apartment on North First Street, about a block from the police department, in the city’s first homicide since 2011, police said.

-MORE COVERAGE ON THIS ISSUE:

In Other News

Cloudy today with widespread showers in the afternoon through evening

2-year-old girl drowns in Vandalia pool; no foul play suspected

1 dead following fire at Miami Twp. apartment complex

Wright State to celebrate nearly 1,500 graduates during spring...

Dayton Public Schools signs tax abatement agreement with UD, Premier...

About the Author

Nick Blizzard

Nick Blizzard is a staff writer for the Dayton Daily News. He is a graduate of Stebbins High School who earned a bachelor’s degree from Ohio University and its E.W. Scripps School of Journalism. Nick is a Riverside native and has been a journalist in the Dayton area for more than 20 years.