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Yahoo
28-06-2025
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Darke County man accused of murdering his grandmother by setting her on fire
Jun. 27—A Darke County man has been accused of setting his grandmother on fire and killing her in December 2024. Jamin Wesley Brenner, 36, was indicted on two charges each of aggravated murder and aggravated arson, according to a release from Darke County Sheriff's Office Detective Rachael Prickett. The charges stem from the Dec. 12, 2024 death of Beverly Lees, 86, at a residence on Little John Drive in the Sherwood Forest Trailer Community in Neave Twp. At around 2:45 p.m., fire crews were called to the home and reported seeing heavy smoke coming from the mobile home. Lees was found inside and pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators from the Ohio State Fire Marshal's Office determined that Lees had been set on fire intentionally, leading to her death, Prickett said. The fire then spread to the residence. Following a six-month investigation between sheriff's office detectives, the fire marshal's office and the Darke County Coroner's Office, Brenner was located in Dayton and arrested Friday with the assistance of the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office. Brenner is currently in the Darke County Jail awaiting arraignment.
Yahoo
20-06-2025
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Teen accused of fatal West Valley City shooting charged as an adult
The Salt Lake County District Attorney building in Salt Lake City is pictured on Wednesday, January 3, 2024. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch) The 16-year-old accused of shooting and killing three people — including a pregnant woman and an infant — at a West Valley City carnival over the weekend is being charged as an adult. Prosecutors charged Matthiaz Cantre Lauti Ioane-Register with four counts of aggravated murder and nine counts of felony discharge of a firearm in Salt Lake County's 3rd District Court, according to court documents unveiled on Friday. Police say Ioane-Register was at West Valley City's WestFest on Sunday when he opened fire in a crowded area, killing an 18-year-old who was believed to be the intended target, as well as a 41-year-old woman and an 8-month-old baby. The baby was killed in a stroller alongside their twin sibling, prosecutors say. SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX The 41-year-old woman was eight weeks pregnant, according to Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill. Ioane-Register is also being charged with the murder of her unborn child. Two other teenagers — a 15-year-old and 17-year-old —- were injured after sustaining gunshot wounds to their arms, Gill said. Per federal law, children charged as adults cannot face the death penalty or be sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. Ioane-Register is currently being held in jail without bail. Gill also confirmed an ongoing investigation into whether responding officers fired their weapons. On Sunday, a West Valley City Police Department spokesperson said one of the officers fired a single round toward the suspect, but didn't hit him or any of the victims. 'Anytime a law enforcement officer uses any lethal force we have a task force that is involved to do that investigation,' Gill said. 'That did happen and that's a separate, unconnected investigation that is pending.' Gill told reporters that the shooting is likely gang-related. Ioane-Register, believed to be a member of the gang Titanic Crips Society, was seen on surveillance footage confronting a group of people at the carnival who Gill said were likely part of a rival gang. Moments later, Ioane-Register opened fire, using a handgun that prosecutors say was reported stolen in Louisiana. 8-month-old baby among 3 dead from shooting at West Valley City carnival Officers recovered 12 shell casings from the area, according to court documents. They believe Ioane-Register fired the handgun in the crowded area until the magazine was empty. The 16-year-old then quickly turned to flee but was apprehended by police. Gill described the aftermath of the shooting as tense, as people gathered around a detained Ioane-Register, yelling at him and screaming 'F— TCS,' the acronym for the gang. Police then moved Ioane-Register to a more secluded area, according to the charges, where he denied shooting anyone other than his intended target, for whom he appeared to show little remorse. 'I'm gonna tell you guys right now, I know what I hit because I know where I was aiming, and I know where I was shooting. I did not hit no baby (sic). It was only one person I hit,' he told officers, according to court documents. 'He was already over there on the ground, and I been hitting him. That was the only person I went for. No other bullets went flying elsewhere. There was only one direction. So, there is no way I hit that baby.' But later, when he was interviewed by detectives, Ioane-Register changed his story, telling them he didn't know the 18-year-old intended victim, didn't have a firearm and spent the evening 'at WestFest with some homies, just chilling,' according to prosecutors. When officers told him the 18-year-old was killed, he 'laughed and smiled,' court documents read, telling officers he 'just liked to laugh about things that are funny.' Gill said on Friday that while violent crime in Salt Lake County isn't necessarily increasing, he's noticing more intense crimes involving younger suspects. Historically, most homicide suspects in Utah are between the ages of 19 to 28 years old. But according to a recent report from the University of Utah School of Social Work, Gill said that range is now 10 to 19 years old. 'We are becoming more organized, we are becoming more sophisticated as well as the proliferation and access of stolen guns in younger and younger ages is causing this kind of stuff,' he said. Gill called for more resources to curb what he described as a growing problem. 'Instead of fighting with hands or other things, the easy access to guns is driving these numbers. And that's something we should pay attention to,' he said. 'I think we have about four to six years to invest in the infrastructure so we can stay on top of it.' SUPPORT: YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE
Yahoo
01-06-2025
- General
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Man accused of killing Morrow County sheriff's deputy released from hospital
DELAWARE, Ohio (WCMH) – The suspect accused of shooting and killing a Morrow County sheriff's deputy nearly a week ago has been moved to jail. Brian M. Wilson was released from the hospital Saturday and booked into Delaware County jail, according to the county's sheriff's office. Wilson is charged with aggravated murder in the shooting death of Morrow County Sheriff's Deputy Daniel Sherrer, 31, on Memorial Day. Sherrer was shot and killed while responding to a domestic violence call at a home on County Road 26 south of Marengo, a community 35 miles north of Columbus. According to court records, Wilson allegedly told Sherrer, '…you better just f—— go if you want your family to see you tomorrow,' before an alleged shootout between Wilson and Sherrer took place. According to the Delaware County Sheriff's Office, the lead investigating entity in the case, Wilson was shot during the incident and hospitalized for treatment. Wilson is set to be arraigned in Morrow County, but a hearing has not been scheduled. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
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Former Public Enemy No. 1 sentenced to life in prison without parole for murder of his girlfriend
Terence Trent Vos will spend the rest of his life in prison, without the possibility of parole, after he was found guilty of aggravated murder in the killing of his girlfriend, Shandon Nicole Scott. Unified police responded to a crash on I-80 in Salt Lake County in the early morning hours of May 1, 2021, and found Scott, 32, with 'many gunshot wounds,' according to the Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office. A witness to the crash reported seeing Vos in the driver's seat; the person said Vos had tried to take their vehicle but they stopped him. Vos ran from the scene when law enforcement arrived. Unified police later said Scott was shot at a townhome complex at 700 East and 2700 South shortly before officers responded to the crash at 3 a.m. Their investigation found neighbors heard pounding, screaming and gunshots about 2:45 a.m. After being arrested, Vos told officers someone else had shot Scott, but he then admitted to a friend during a phone call while incarcerated that he had gotten into a fight with Scott and shot her. Vos, 35, of Salt Lake City, is a former Public Enemy No. 1 of the Salt Lake City Metro Gang Unit. In addition to his life sentence, the judge gave Vos four sentences of five years to life for three counts of felony discharge of a firearm causing serious injury and possession of a firearm as a restricted person, first-degree felonies. Vos also received a sentence of one to 15 years in prison for obstructing justice, a second-degree felony. He was given credit for the time he served resolving his conviction for failure to stop at the command of a law officer, a class A misdemeanor. Third District Judge Elizabeth Hruby-Mills ordered each of the sentences to run consecutively with previous sentences in other cases but concurrently with each other. In a statement Friday, Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill said his office hopes Scott's family can 'now begin to heal' from their loss. 'We applaud the judge for sentencing the defendant to life without the possibility of parole. The streets of Salt Lake County will be safer now that this violent habitual offender is behind bars for the rest of his life,' Gill said. Vos was found guilty in March following a six-day jury trial. He has received multiple charges for alleged crimes while incarcerated since the killing, including threatening Utah Department of Corrections officers last month.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Yahoo
Former Public Enemy No. 1 sentenced to life in prison without parole for murder of his girlfriend
Terence Trent Vos will spend the rest of his life in prison, without the possibility of parole, after he was found guilty of aggravated murder in the killing of his girlfriend, Shandon Nicole Scott. Unified police responded to a crash on I-80 in Salt Lake County in the early morning hours of May 1, 2021, and found Scott, 32, with 'many gunshot wounds,' according to the Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office. A witness to the crash reported seeing Vos in the driver's seat; the person said Vos had tried to take their vehicle but they stopped him. Vos ran from the scene when law enforcement arrived. Unified police later said Scott was shot at a townhome complex at 700 East and 2700 South shortly before officers responded to the crash at 3 a.m. Their investigation found neighbors heard pounding, screaming and gunshots about 2:45 a.m. After being arrested, Vos told officers someone else had shot Scott, but he then admitted to a friend during a phone call while incarcerated that he had gotten into a fight with Scott and shot her. Vos, 35, of Salt Lake City, is a former Public Enemy No. 1 of the Salt Lake City Metro Gang Unit. In addition to his life sentence, the judge gave Vos four sentences of five years to life for three counts of felony discharge of a firearm causing serious injury and possession of a firearm as a restricted person, first-degree felonies. Vos also received a sentence of one to 15 years in prison for obstructing justice, a second-degree felony. He was given credit for the time he served resolving his conviction for failure to stop at the command of a law officer, a class A misdemeanor. Third District Judge Elizabeth Hruby-Mills ordered each of the sentences to run consecutively with previous sentences in other cases but concurrently with each other. In a statement Friday, Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill said his office hopes Scott's family can 'now begin to heal' from their loss. 'We applaud the judge for sentencing the defendant to life without the possibility of parole. The streets of Salt Lake County will be safer now that this violent habitual offender is behind bars for the rest of his life,' Gill said. Vos was found guilty in March following a six-day jury trial. He has received multiple charges for alleged crimes while incarcerated since the killing, including threatening Utah Department of Corrections officers last month.
