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LISTEN: Man reports 7-year-old Dayton boy missing: ‘A tattooed man, he just ran away with my baby’
A 911 call reporting a 7-year-old non-verbal boy with autism as kidnapped hours before his presumed remains were found in Dayton was released Tuesday.www.daytondailynews.com
LISTEN: Man reports 7-year-old Dayton boy missing: ‘A tattooed man, he just ran away with my baby’
A 911 call reporting a 7-year-old non-verbal boy with autism as kidnapped hours before his presumed remains were found in Dayton was released Tuesday.
Michael Kendrick called 911 at 3:43 a.m. Saturday and claimed a man punched him and took his girlfriend’s son, Hershall Creachbaum, according to Montgomery County Regional Dispatch records.
The call lasted for more than eight minutes, and the dispatch log noted Kendrick was intoxicated. He can be heard slurring his words on the call.
“A tattooed man, he just ran away with my baby,” Kendrick said. “This is important. A person with a tattooed faced. He took my baby.”
Kendrick claimed the person who took the boy was someone he had helped in the past, according to the 911 call. He said the man punched him and took Creachbaum.
“Go find him because I need my son back,” he said.
Shortly before the call ended the dispatcher asked Kendrick what he was wearing.
“Why are you trying to identify me like I’m involved?” Kendrick asked.
“You’re trying to identify the person that’s doing something wrong,” he said. “I’m not doing nothing wrong.”
Less than an hour after Kendrick called 911, the dispatch log was updated to say Creachbaum was missing, but there was no indication he was taken.
According to court records, Kendrick told police during an interview that he punched, struck and shoved Creachbaum the day before he died.
The boy reportedly died in May while his mother in the hospital.
She told police she never saw Creachbaum after she came home and Kendrick told her the boy died from natural causes, according to court documents.
Kendrick allegedly kept the boy’s body in the house and put it in a deep freezer when it started to smell.
He put the boy in a suitcase and left him in a grass field, according to court records.
A few weeks later he returned and put the bones in a bag, which he left in the 100 block of McClure Street, according to court documents.
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Coroner's report gives new details in investigation into 7-year-old's death
New details are emerging in the death investigation of a 7-year-old boy whose remains were found in Dayton.Coroner's report gives new details in investigation into 7-year-old's death
The coroner’s preliminary report states that Hershall’s remains were found in a number of black plastic bags, concealed by brush near the McClure Street bridge along US-35.
The report also details the state his body was found in, saying an incomplete skeleton was found with “scant tissue remains.” Several fractures were also discovered — it's unclear if these fractures occurred pre- or post-mortem.
The coroner’s office is still waiting for a positive ID from an anthropological exam, which will determine how long ago he died, how he died and confirm his identity.
The investigation into the cause and manner of Creachbaum's death is ongoing.
And I think the only reason why they reported him missing was somebody was most likely inquiring about him.
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I totally agree with her.‘You failed that child;’ Family of Hershall Creachbaum wants murder charges, answers
"We believe children's services should be held accountable. You had the opportunity to step in and you failed that child on multiple, multiple occasions."‘You failed that child;’ Family of Hershall Creachbaum wants murder charges, answers
Family still wants to know what happened to a 7-year-old Hershall Creachbaum.
As reported on News Center 7 at 6, Creachbaum’s cousin, Chasity Rollins, said the family feels stuck as they are unable to lay “Junior” to rest.
“It is a big thing for me being able to let him rest and put him at peace, we can’t do that yet,” Rollins said.
She shared pictures of Creachbaum when he was younger, calling him the light of the entire family.
Rollins wants to see more charges for Johnson and Kendrick.
“They have to find the evidence, and I fully support that as well because without that evidence, the two monsters in jail don’t get the charges they deserve,” Rollins said
She wants prosecutors to approve murder charges against them.
Rollins also believes that government agencies failed Creachbaum.
“We believe children’s services should be held accountable. You had the opportunity to step in and you failed that child on multiple, multiple occasions,” she said.
News Center 7 has reached out to Montgomery County Children Services, which said Ohio law prevents them from confirming or denying if there was a case involving this child.
“While this tragedy did not fall under our jurisdiction, we join the community in mourning this loss,” a spokesperson said.
The support from the community makes the family feel loved.
“I am overwhelmed with love because they did not have to do that, and they went out of their way to make sure they are not only helping with Junior’s final rest, they’re also helping make sure he’s remembered,” Rollins said.
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Defendant in Hershall Creachbaum case files motion to restrict public records accessDefendant in Hershall Creachbaum case files motion to restrict public records access
DAYTON, Ohio (WKEF) --Michael Kendrick, through counsel, filed the motion claiming his right to a fair trial was at risk.
The lawyer for one of the two people accused of being involved in 7-year-old Hershall Creachbaum's death, has filed a motion claiming his right to a fair trial is at risk.
Michael Kendrick reported Creachbaum missing early July 12, but his remains were found later that day, turning the investigation into a homicide investigation. In the weeks following, Kendrick's counsel says the case has "...generated a tremendous amount of pre-trial publicity", and are concerned Kendrick's right to a fair trial is at risk if potential jurors are exposed to information that is "...erroneous, prejudicial, and/or otherwise inadmissible in court".
Kendrick's counsel has filed the motion to restrict public access to the Montgomery County Clerk of Court's Public Records Online (PRO) system, calling the request a "...preliminary attempt to keep this case from being tried in the media instead of the courtroom."
They also say the U.S. Supreme Court has guidelines already set forth for determining when restricting media or public access is appropriate to protect the right of the accused to a fair trial, but reserve the right to petition further.
Maybe don't kill people and you won't have to worry about a fair trial.
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Ummmm, wellness checks are often unsafe for the CPS worker on the first visit. That's why they often go with them. Here they are sent together on the first inquiry. I get why, too.State Representative Phil Plummer (R-39th Dist.) has been working on getting answers to where things might have gone wrong with Child Protective Services (CPS) in the handling of 7-year-old Hershall Creachbaum's case. He said he is waiting on the state's investigation to be completed, so he knows what adjustments to the law might have to be made.State Rep. Plummer letting investigation into CPS in Creachbaum case lead legislation
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The Ohio Department of Children and Youth announced last week it is reviewing what happened with Montgomery and Clark Counties' Children Services Agencies when it comes to Creachbaum's case.
Some of Creachbaum's family expressed their concerns about CPS during a vigil last month.
"I think that the changes we need to see, we need to see stronger efforts by CPS. I feel like they failed," Natasha Phillips, a family member said.
"If they knew something was wrong, they should have stepped up and done something immediately," Chasity Rollins, another family member said.
Rep. Plummer said he is waiting to see what the state's report reveals about the communication between the two counties' children's services agencies before making any legislative changes, but he said he has been learning more from people at Ruskin Elementary School, where Creachbaum last went.
"The one lady really took care of Hershall. That was her daily job," said Rep. Plummer. "She's given me some tips on what she did. [...] She would give Hershall food, take food to his house and really watch out for him. She loved Hershall, and this is just killing her."
Rep. Plummer said CPS has not been transparent enough.
"They hide behind the fact that they can keep certain things private when it comes to a child. Well, yeah, you can, but keep the name private, but give me the data and the facts so we can fix this legislatively," said Rep. Plummer.
We know someone from Ruskin Elementary School contacted CPS in Clark County, which told them a wellness check had to be done by police first.
Rep. Plummer was asked if things get complicated between law enforcement and CPS, and he said he thinks CPS should do the wellness checks and only call police if it is unsafe.
"They have the whole story. They've done their investigation. They know the background on the situation. The police don't. They just go in there to check if there's water, electric and food, and it's good living conditions," said Rep. Plummer.
In a statement Dayton 24/7 Now received last month, Montgomery County Children Services said that "this tragedy did not fall under our jurisdiction," adding that "Ohio law prevents Children Services from confirming or denying if there was a case involving this family."