Date: 2014 Mar 30
Name: Ni’zayah Saylor
Age: 11 months
Address: 332 E. John St., Springfield, Ohio
Description: Police responded to an East John Street home on the afternoon of March 30, 2014, to find Ni’zayah not breathing. The boy's mother's boyfriend was watching her two children at the time and initially told police he found the boy not breathing in an upstairs bedroom. He also told police he found a copper penny in the back of the baby’s throat and removed it, but police said it quickly became apparent that story did not add up. A coroner’s report found the baby suffered from multiple blunt force traumas along with multiple injuries to the head, hemorrhaging and brain swelling. The child also had a broken leg.
Case_Outcome: Dorneil Cumberland sentenced to life in prison with parole after 15 years for one count of murder.
Link: http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/news/crime-law/springfield-man-gets-life-sentence-in-babys-death/nnQK8/
Image: http://media.cmgdigital.com/shared/img/photos/2016/03/26/8a/56/NizayahSaylor.jpg
Image_Caption: Ni’zayah Saylor
Date: 2014 Apr 20
Name: Jeff Wellington
Age: 17
Address: 2310 N. Limestone St., Springfield, Ohio
Description: Wellington, a football player at Springfield High School, was shot once in the chest outside an apartment on North Limestone Street as he was trying to defuse an encounter between his friend A.J. Walker and Tyrin Hawkins. Hawkins told investigators that he went to the apartment that night to confront Walker, who had allegedly pointed a gun at him previously.
Case_Outcome: Tyrin Hawkins, 18, was sentenced to spend life in prison with the possibility of parole after 33 years for aggravated murder. Kendrick Stroder, 20, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Link: http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/news/crime-law/teen-gets-life-for-killing-17-year-old-football-st/nj83L/
Image: http://media.cmgdigital.com/shared/img/photos/2015/03/11/a5/6d/Jeff-Wellington.jpg
Image_Caption: Jeff Wellington
Date: 2014 May 30
Name: George Walker Jr.
Age: 20
Address: West Grand Avenue and Lowry Avenue, Springfield, Ohio
Description: Walker Jr., a standout high school athlete who'd returned to Springfield after briefly playing football at Walsh University, died at Springfield Regional Medical Center after being shot on the morning of May 30 by someone in a green Chevrolet Malibu near the intersection of Grand and Lowry avenues. His family went door-to-door and solicited information on social media for months eventually leading to an indictment.
Case_Outcome: Dennis Kennedy Jr., 21, was indicted on three counts of murder and two counts of felonious assault, but the Clark County Prosecutor’s Office dismissed the charges without prejudice after the death of Davienne Lewis, a witness in the case.
Link: http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/news/crime-law/murder-charges-dropped-in-walker-jr-case/nkRmD/
Image: http://media.cmgdigital.com/shared/img/photos/2016/03/26/2f/ad/GeorgeWalker.jpg
Image_Caption: George Walker Jr.
Date: 2014 Jul 31
Name: Darren Harmon and Khali Smith
Age: 47 and 37
Address: East John Street and Selma Road, Springfield, Ohio
Description: Both men were shot at an apartment complex. Police found Harmon on the grass near the parking lot of the complex. He had suffered multiple gunshot wounds and gone knocking door-to-door from his apartment seeking help. Smith was found inside one of the apartment units. Police initially said it was possible the two men shot each other, but later said that someone, or a group of people, fired the shots that killed them.
Case_Outcome: Unsolved
Link: http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/news/crime-law/police-seeking-double-homicide-shooter/ngsWm/
Image: http://media.cmgdigital.com/shared/img/photos/2016/03/26/45/92/DarrenHarmon.jpg
Image_Caption: Darren Harmon
Date: 2014 Sep 2
Name: Ayden and Daylan Johnson
Age: 10 and 7
Address: 727 Burt St., Springfield, Ohio
Description: Rachel Johnson, 32, killed her sons Ayden, 10, and Daylan, 7, then took her own life. The boys’ father, who was separated from their mother, went to the home to pick up his two sons for school and found the scene.
Case_Outcome: Ruled murder-suicide
Link: http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/news/crime-law/questions-remain-in-murder-suicide-case/nhGKk/
Image: http://media.cmgdigital.com/shared/img/photos/2014/09/05/78/b6/photo-5-.jpg
Image_Caption: Daylan Johnson
Date: 2014 Nov 22
Name: Davienne Lewis
Age: 23
Address: Clifton Avenue and Rice Street, Springfield, Ohio
Description: A 9-1-1 caller told police he heard multiple shots fired and looked outside to see Lewis in the road. He also saw other men running from the scene who were possibly acquaintances of Lewis' and injured. Three men showed up at Dayton-area hospitals with gunshot wounds.
Case_Outcome: Unsolved
Link: http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/news/crime-law/police-still-investigating-fatal-shooting-in-sprin/njFQZ/
Image: http://media.cmgdigital.com/shared/img/photos/2016/03/26/a3/72/DavienneLewis.jpg
Image_Caption: Davienne Lewis
Date: 2015 Jan 9
Name: Marque Whaley
Age: 24
Address: 241 E. Main St., Springfield, Ohio
Description: One of the bullets fired from an assault rifle at a group leaving an East Main Street bar hit Whaley in the head as she was the passenger in a vehicle. She left behind a 3-year-old son.
Case_Outcome: Davon Watters convicted and sentenced to life in prison.
Link: http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/news/crime-law/springfield-man-get-life-sentence-for-womans-fatal/nnN2P/
Image: http://media.cmgdigital.com/shared/img/photos/2016/03/26/e8/75/MarqueWhaley.jpg
Image_Caption: Marque Whaley
Date: 2015 Jan 19
Name: James Worley
Age: 61
Address: 109 N. Jackson St., Springfield, Ohio
Description: 61-year-old James Worley was stabbed nearly two dozen times inside his home during a burglary by a former roomate.
Case_Outcome: Raymond Poe pleaded guilty to a charge of aggravated murder and was sentenced to life in prison with parole after 30 years.
Link: http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/news/crime-law/man-admits-stabbing-death-gets-life-in-prison/nmLC5/
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Date: 2015 Jan 20
Name: Kaden Payne
Age: 16 months
Address: 530 E. Cassilly St., Springfield, Ohio
Description: Payne died from blunt force trauma from being beaten.
Case_Outcome: Brett Meddock has been indicted on multiple charges including murder and involuntary manslaughter and is awaiting trial.
Link: http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/news/crime-law/springfield-man-indicted-in-connection-with-death-/nmjbL/
Image: http://media.cmgdigital.com/shared/img/photos/2015/06/23/d8/cf/062415-child-death.jpg
Image_Caption: Jordan Payne looks over the picture of he and his son, Kaden, Tuesday at his home. Kaden died in January of blunt force trauma, according to a coroner’s report. Bill Lackey/Staff
Date: 2015 Jun 15
Name: James Mundy
Age: 24
Address: Josephine Street and Rice Street, Springfield, Ohio
Description: Mundy was shot twice while walking at the corner of Rice and Josephine streets a few blocks from his home just before 10:30 p.m. Neighbors said they heard men shouting at one another before shots were fired.
Case_Outcome: Unsolved
Link: http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/news/crime-law/no-arrests-after-springfield-man-shot-killed-on-ri/nmd37/
Image: http://media.cmgdigital.com/shared/img/photos/2016/03/26/67/a1/JamesMundy1.jpg
Image_Caption: James Mundy, left, is pictured with his brother, Erik Mundy, in 2014.
Date: 2015 Jul 4
Name: William Haney
Age: 33
Address: 155 Sturgeon St., Springfield, Ohio
Description: Haney was found shot to death in the yard of his Sturgeon Street home on a Sunday afternoon.
Case_Outcome: Jerome Palmer Jr. was found not guilty by a jury on charges of aggravated murder, felony murder and improper use of a handgun in a motor vehicle.
Link: http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/news/crime-law/not-guilty-verdict-in-springfield-murder-trial/nqRr2/
Image: http://media.cmgdigital.com/shared/img/photos/2016/02/17/1b/3f/Haney1_1.jpg
Image_Caption: William Haney
Date: 2015 Aug 12
Name: Josh Hise
Age: 38
Address: Vester Avenue and Derr Road, Springfield, Ohio
Description: Hise died after a fight in the parking lot of an apartment complex on Vester Avenue. Surveillance video showed several fights during which Hise was pushed and fell back hitting his head on a curb. He died at Miami Valley Hospital.
Case_Outcome: Jeremy Carmichael pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced to 18 months in prison.
Link: http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/news/crime-law/suspect-nabbed-in-springfield-beating-death/nnskp/
Image: http://media.cmgdigital.com/shared/img/photos/2015/10/02/ea/fd/sns-josh-hise.jpg
Image_Caption: Josh Hise
Date: 2015 Sep 30
Name: Travis Feaster
Age: 34
Address: Catherine Street and Clifton Avenue, Springfield, Ohio
Description: Feaster and Staten got into an argument at Staten’s Catherine Street home and others got involved. Staten said he grabbed his gun and put it in his jacket pocket. He said he fell trying to reenter his house and was assaulted at which point the gun went off. Feaster was shot in the chest.
Case_Outcome: Preice Staten pleaded guilty to a charge of reckless homicide and was sentenced to three years in prison.
Link: http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/news/crime-law/springfield-sentenced-to-three-years-in-shooting-d/nqcMD/
Image: http://media.cmgdigital.com/shared/img/photos/2016/03/02/5e/52/sns100215-fatal-shooting.jpg
Image_Caption: Travis Feaster
Date: 2015 Oct 22
Name: Shaquan Newby
Age: 19
Address: 1435 S. Yellow Springs St., Springfield, Ohio
Description: Newby was involved in an altercation with one of two men who were on the front porch. Someone produced a gun, shots were fired and he died in the front yard.
Case_Outcome: A warrant has been issued for Derrick Clerk on a charge of murder.
Link: http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/news/crime-law/springfield-police-investigate-fatal-shooting/nn77w/
Image: http://media.cmgdigital.com/shared/img/photos/2016/03/26/0b/fd/Shaquan-Newby.jpeg
Image_Caption: Shaquan Newby
Date: 2015 Oct 24
Name: Candance Prunty
Age: 26
Address: W. Mulberry Street and S. Western Ave., Springfield, Ohio
Description: "Pooky" Prunty was found dead laying on the kitchen floor with gunshot wounds to her arm and neck. Family members had gone to her home because she had not picked her children up from school.
Case_Outcome: A person of interest was taken into custody in Columbus, but no charges have been filed.
Link: http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/news/crime-law/springfield-police-investigating-mothers-death-as-/nn7P6/
Image: http://media.cmgdigital.com/shared/img/photos/2016/03/26/c4/79/prunty.jpg
Image_Caption: Candance Prunty
Date: 2015 Oct 28
Name: Bryant Lawson and Titus Ford
Age: 33 and 36
Address: 1375 Pumphouse Road, Springfield, Ohio
Description: Ford and Lawson were found shot to death in a black SUV on Pumphouse Road.
Case_Outcome: Troy Allen Holder II has been charged with two counts of murder.
Link: http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/news/crime-law/1m-bond-set-for-double-homicide-suspect/npCgy/
Image: http://media.cmgdigital.com/shared/img/photos/2016/03/26/27/bd/TitusFord.jpg
Image_Caption: Titus Ford
Date: 2015 Dec 4
Name: Dashun Lumford
Age: 35
Address: 637 W. Main St., Springfield, Ohio
Description: Lumford was choked to death on Dec. 4 and his body left behind the Main Stop Food Mart.
Case_Outcome: Prentiss Hare, indicted on three counts of murder and one count of aggravated robbery.
Link: http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/news/crime-law/springfield-man-indicted-in-connection-with-chokin/npkT5/
Image: http://media.cmgdigital.com/shared/img/photos/2016/03/26/6e/77/Dashun-Lumford.png
Image_Caption: Dashun Lumford
Date: 2016 Jan 2
Name: Danyale Piersoll
Age: 37
Address: 639 E. Southern Ave., Springfield, Ohio
Description: Officers responded to a report of a man shot at a house in the 600 block of East Southern Avenue in Springfield about 10 p.m. Jan. 2, and found Piersoll on the kitchen floor of the home with several wounds to his chest and neck. He was transferred to Springfield Regional Medical Center, where he died.
Case_Outcome: A grand jury indicted Deondre Marquise Wilgus, 19, on a charge of murder.
Link: http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/news/crime-law/teen-indicted-in-springfield-mans-murder/nqCwZ/
Image: http://media.cmgdigital.com/shared/img/photos/2016/01/15/db/71/IMG_3497.jpeg
Image_Caption: Dorothy Adams holds a portrait of her son, Danyale Piersoll. Katherine Collins/STAFF