After she was found in the back seat of this car in dayton her mother, Brittany Russell, was found in the front seat slumped over the Steering Wheel dead of a gunshot wound Chris Edwards havens father we basically went to dayton look for her until about four in the morning then i came back down her finished up the reports then they told me to go home and try to rest i couldnt sleep i got the phone call about 9 30 this morning saying they found my kid. Middletown police say that russell who was a non custodial parent went to Edwards House yesterday and convinced a babysitter to allow her to take haven for awhileedwards reached russell last night who said that she would bring haven home soonbut that never happened sot now i have her back and am happy that shes home but im still tore up about the situation thats about as much as i have to say. Today in an exclusive interview with Brittany Russells father he admitted that his daughter struggled with a heroin addiction and said that russell
Discussion that started february first as part of its promise to reform safety in the wake of a deadly shooting by a u. C. Police officer last summer. Current director of Public Safety james whalen will serve as interim chief. Also breaking this hour another twist in the homicide case of a middletown mother. Mother. Just days after police in dayton ohio told us they arrested a man on suspicion of killing Brittany Russell the Montgomery County prosecutor has announced he wont formalize charges against brandon carr. Carr. Police say the 34 year old was the last person to see Brittany Russell alive. Friends said brittany left home with her daugher, six month old haven to give carrs brother a ride. She was then found dead in the parking lot of an aparmtent building. Haven was fine and returned to her father who had reported her missing the night before. This isnt the end for the case though. The Montgomery County Prosecutors Office says the case has been sent back to police for them to get
Killer. She was first wanted for taking a child from a home in middletown tuesday. And this Morning Police found her dead in the front seat of a car in dayton. The infant unhamred in the back seat. 9 on your side reporter jay warren has the story. After taking her infant Daughter Brittany russell of middletown was found shot to death in dayton with her infant daughter still in the back seat of her car9 on your side is the only station with a bureau dedicated to butler and warren countiesjay warren has reaction from the childs fatherjay look livefor one middletown family panic over a missing child last night turned to both relief and grief after the child was found safe but her mother found dead vosix month old haven edwards was safe in the arms of her father this morning at the Middletown Police department after she was found in the back seat of this car in dayton Middletown Police say that russell who was a noncustodial parent went to Edwards House yesterday and convinced a babysitter
And make sure shoppers are safe. I have full confidence that with the cooperation with the mall and the Police Department with whatever changes need to be made im sure well get on top of this this you saying hi . As for brandon he says his family soon. Hurt police will meet with mall management this week discussing ideas to increase security. I reached out to the mall for comment today they didnt want to talk. Live in parker, 9 on your side. Right now a search for the person who shot and killed a mother with her baby in the car its a strange story that stretches across multiple counties. Nine on your sides jay warren is live with the investigation happening right now. Jay . Billy russell is wracked with grief over the death of his daughter and has rage in his this morning six month old haven edwards was back in middletown in the arms of her fatherearlier her mother Brittany Russell was found slumped over her Steering Wheel in dayton dead of a gunshot woundlittle haven was found in the
Anonymous posted addresses, phone numbers, and names of family members over the weekend. Characterizes as deadly force. S john london reaction so far. John police are taking the whygivethemcredibility approach. Trying to play this as no big deal so as not to play into the , hands of the hacker group. In a Youtube Video, anonymous warned it would data dump as many officers as it saw fit for each situation. In this instance, personal information about 50 officers was posted. Including the three who shot and killed paul gaston on the west side last week. Anonymous deemed it murder. Police released a bystander s cell phone video to show how gaston reached into his waistband for a gun, one that turned out to be fake despite police know anonymous is trying to rile us up, as one of them s important to not any satisfaction. However, the head of the fop told us he can t deny there is a heightened sense of awareness on the part of officers. Especially since the names of spouses and children were