IN NAKOTA KELLY: Missing from Indianapolis, IN - 19 July 2020 - Age 10 *GUILTY PLEA*

'Don't expect me to come home.' Horrific details emerge in death of 10-year old; father arrested

Indianapolis police on Tuesday afternoon released horrific details in the death of a 10-year-old Wabash boy whose father has been arrested and charged with his murder.

Police have not yet recovered the remains of Nakota Kelly. Officers conducted a search for him on Sunday at a west-side apartment complex and in the woods near Eagle Creek.

His father, 37-year-old Anthony Dibiah, is in custody at the Macon County Jail in Missouri.

The tragedy unfolded over the weekend, according to a probable cause affidavit and social media posts from the child's mother, who said on Facebook Monday that Nakota was missing after "his dad ran with him."

But it was so much worse than that.

Search for Nakota Kelly begins with 911 calls

According to IMPD, officers received a 911 call around 11:45 a.m. Sunday. The caller said they had received a call from Dibiah, who said he had killed his son.

Subsequently, officers went to check on the welfare of the child in a unit at an apartment complex near West 10th Street and I-465 and found a "crime scene," IMPD said.

Neither Dibiah nor his son were at the apartment.

About 4 p.m. Sunday, Missouri State Highway Patrol officers found Dibiah in his white Jeep Patriot and detained him. IMPD detectives drove to Missouri Sunday night to speak to him.

Court records say Dibiah used a plastic bag to suffocate his his 10-year-old son, and then called a relative.

“I just killed my son!” Dibiah cried Saturday during a telephone call with a distant relative from Texas, according to a probable cause affidavit filed in Marion Superior Court.

“I just killed my son! I just killed my son!”

When the relative asked why, Dibiah began talking about ongoing custody issues.

Dibiah, court records say, called another friend on Sunday and asked to borrow a suitcase.

The friend said sure. The affidavit said Dibiah then told the friend he had "killed his son."

"Anthony said he used a bag to suffocate his son until he stopped breathing," Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Detective Jonathan Schultz wrote in a probable cause affidavit filed in Marion Superior Court. "Anthony told (the friend) he then took his son to the bathroom to make sure he was dead and he has now dumped the body."

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'Don't expect me to come home.' Horrific details emerge in death of 10-year old; father arrested

Anthony Dibiah, 37, has been charged with murder in the death of 10-year-old Nakota Kelly, IMPD said.

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MEDIA - NAKOTA KELLY: Missing from Indianapolis, IN since 19 July 2020 - Age 10

 

[GrandmaBear]

Well, they don't really have any reason to hold him. He was "wanted" out of Indiana, with no charges or warrants from Missouri. Missouri has no reason to hold him or charge him, and they're not gonna have him taking up their space for someone else. This is common in the United States.

Extradition law in the United States - Wikipedia

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• An agent of the executive of the state demanding extradition must appear to receive the prisoner, which must occur within 30 days from time of arrest, or the prisoner may be released. Some states allow longer waiting periods, of up to 90 days.

I get it to a point but this man told people he killed his son and there is a blood bath scene at his house. Not enough to hold him? Extradition I know one state can say keep him we don't want him... Not uncommon. BUT it is not right... Hopefully the home state does as required of course this child was murdered...

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Just bumping for Nakota with some pictures I hadn't seen. He's so dang cute.

Citing Complaints, Grandparents Say 'System Failed' Boy Who Allegedly Predicted Dad Would Kill Him

Grandfather Phil Bogue said Nakota Kelly's mom filed numerous complaints with Indiana's Department of Child Services

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[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Well, today was the deadline for Indiana to pick up Anthony Dibiah. No news, but I'm assuming they did.

 

[kdg411]

Well, today was the deadline for Indiana to pick up Anthony Dibiah. No news, but I'm assuming they did.

Nothing official, so take this as JMOO .. he's in transit to Indiana & has yet to be booked into their state's CJ database because he's no longer in my state's system (shows out of custody).

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Jury trial date set in Nakota Kelly murder case

A jury trial date has been set in the case of Anthony Dibiah, 37, who has been accused of murdering his son, Nakota “Fergie” Kelly, 10, of Wabash.

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Jury trial date set in Nakota Kelly murder case

A jury trial date has been set in the case of Anthony Dibiah, 37, who has been accused of murdering his son, Nakota “Fergie” Kelly, 10, of Wabash.

On Monday, Aug. 3, Dibiah was ordered held without bond.

On Tuesday, Aug. 4, Dibiah’s jury trial was scheduled for 9 a.m. Monday, Nov. 23 before Marion County Superior Court Judge Shatrese M. Flowers. Also at that hearing, Flowers ordered Dibiah to submit to forensic buccal swab, otherwise known as a cheek swab.

On Wednesday, Aug. 5, Flowers presided over Dibiah’s initial hearing, during which he was sworn and had charges read to him. He was appointed indigent counsel, Brian Lamar, at county expense. Flowers also granted a no-contact order.

On Thursday, Aug. 6, the state gave notice of discovery compliance.

In addition to the jury trial date, Dibiah’s pretrial conference has been scheduled before Flowers on Thursday, Nov. 5



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[Mel70]

His statements are just so heartbreaking. Mom, don't expect me to come home, dad's going to kill me. How horrible.

It looks like mom did report these statements to DCS, which was the smart thing to do. Likely, she thought her son was overreacting. How many of us messed up as a child and thought "Ohhh no my parents are going to kill me?" Never ever was a reality though.

But this Child actually meant that Statement and thought so too. I wouldn't have let him go.

 

[GrandmaBear]

But this Child actually meant that Statement and thought so too. I wouldn't have let him go.

That's what I think on the surface too. The fact she called to report it and ask though makes me think there had been previous issues with perhaps her in trouble for not sending him if he didn't want to go. Courts, custody and visitation sometimes... To give the mother credit, she was concerned enough to seek permission or advice but no one responded. That is, if I recall the facts correctly.

 

[Mel70]

That's what I think on the surface too. The fact she called to report it and ask though makes me think there had been previous issues with perhaps her in trouble for not sending him if he didn't want to go. Courts, custody and visitation sometimes... To give the mother credit, she was concerned enough to seek permission or advice but no one responded. That is, if I recall the facts correctly.

I thought about custody issues. I still wouldn't have let him go then report why.

 

[GrandmaBear]

I thought about custody issues. I still wouldn't have let him go then report why.

Yeah, I thought of that too. All I can figure is she was under fire or in trouble before for not letting him go. Or as others said here, that she did not take him to mean "kill" or that seriously. I don't know. It's tragic though, the child did try to say something, the mother did call for guidance... And the father really did kill him.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Trial is set for father accused of killing 10-year-old Nakota Kelly

Anthony Dibiah was charged on July 20 with murder in the death of his 10-year-old son, Nakota Kelly.

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Trial is set for father accused of killing 10-year-old Nakota Kelly

An Indianapolis man accused of suffocating his 10-year-old son to death is scheduled to face a jury trial in November.

Anthony Dibiah was charged July 20 with murder in the death of Nakota Kelly. Marion Superior Judge Shatrese M. Flowers scheduled a jury trial for Nov. 23.

Prosecutors say Dibiah, 37, used a plastic bag to suffocate his son at a west-side apartment on July 18.

Dibiah, prosecutors say, then took the boy into the bathroom "to make sure he was dead."

Investigators have yet to find Nakota's remains.



Brian K. Lamar, Dibiah's defense attorney, declined to comment specifically on the case.

"We are investigating all aspects of the case and we will provide Anthony a vigorous defense," Lamar said.

Michael Leffler, a spokesperson for Prosecutor Ryan Mears, said the office has not yet decided whether to seek the death penalty or life without parole against Dibiah.

 

[GrandmaBear]

Trial is set for father accused of killing 10-year-old Nakota Kelly

Anthony Dibiah was charged on July 20 with murder in the death of his 10-year-old son, Nakota Kelly.

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Trial is set for father accused of killing 10-year-old Nakota Kelly

An Indianapolis man accused of suffocating his 10-year-old son to death is scheduled to face a jury trial in November.

Anthony Dibiah was charged July 20 with murder in the death of Nakota Kelly. Marion Superior Judge Shatrese M. Flowers scheduled a jury trial for Nov. 23.

Prosecutors say Dibiah, 37, used a plastic bag to suffocate his son at a west-side apartment on July 18.

Dibiah, prosecutors say, then took the boy into the bathroom "to make sure he was dead."

Investigators have yet to find Nakota's remains.



Brian K. Lamar, Dibiah's defense attorney, declined to comment specifically on the case.

"We are investigating all aspects of the case and we will provide Anthony a vigorous defense," Lamar said.

Michael Leffler, a spokesperson for Prosecutor Ryan Mears, said the office has not yet decided whether to seek the death penalty or life without parole against Dibiah.

Jury trial in November is pretty darned quick compared to most cases, I doubt it will happen if a "vigorous" defense is planned...

Kills his child, won't give up the body for burial and then pleads apparently not guilty... Smh, another evil POS. Imo.

 

[Miccistella]

Jury trial in November is pretty darned quick compared to most cases, I doubt it will happen if a "vigorous" defense is planned...

Kills his child, won't give up the body for burial and then pleads apparently not guilty... Smh, another evil POS. Imo.

bumping for this sweet boy.....
he needs to be found.

 

[GrandmaBear]

bumping for this sweet boy.....
he needs to be found.

I agree. Bad enough the parent killed the child and is under arrest but then won't even give up the location so the child can be laid to rest.

It both saddens me and angers me. I guess it says a whole lot about the father here...

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

'Letting my son down': At least 5 abuse complaints came before boy warned of his own death

Nakota Kelly warned if he went to visit his father, he was dead. Nakota never came home from that visit. Records show warnings started long before.

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'Letting my son down': At least 5 abuse complaints came before boy warned of his own death​

For once, Hayley Kelly didn't give in to her son's father.

It was Nakota's last Little League game and Kelly wasn't going to let him miss it.

Anthony Dibiah didn't get his way that Friday night, and Kelly believes he did the worst thing he could to get back at her.

Dibiah allegedly killed their son.

Dibiah, 37, is being held in the Marion County Jail on a charge of murder.

Court and child welfare records provided by Kelly show her stand against her son's father was the latest in a bitter custody battle that included repeated abuse complaints in the months and years before Dibiah's arrest for Nakota's murder.

A spokesperson for DCS declined to answer IndyStar's questions and said confidentiality laws bar the agency from discussing specific cases.



"His dad threw him out," Hayley Kelly told IndyStar in her first media interview since her son's death. Her attorney was also present.

Nakota Kelly was a 10-year-old with a wide smile and glasses who loved baseball and reading, but not so much math.

His mom described Nakota as a protector who, despite his small size, stood up to bullies.

He was sensitive to race issues. He even told people his black-and-white cat named King was bi-racial, just like him.

Nakota, Kelly said, also loved to cuddle.

"If I was sick he would sit like right beside me on the couch. But he said he can't sit too close because he doesn't want to get sick," Kelly said. "He would ask if I needed anything and he would take a blanket and cover me up."



Hayley Kelly reported her son's fears to Nakota's Department of Child Services caseworker on July 14 but the complaint went unheeded, just as they had about a half dozen times before.

Kelly said she made five formal abuse complaints to DCS. She provided documents to IndyStar for four that were made between 2016 and 2018. She said she made another complaint on May 5, 2020, but told IndyStar child welfare officials had not yet provided her those documents.

Nakota told DCS caseworkers that he was scared of his father, that his father hit and yelled at him, the records show.

Kelly asked DCS and the courts to require Nakota's visit with Dibiah be supervised, but records show the unsupervised visitation schedule did not change.


"I felt like they were letting me down and letting my son down," Kelly said.


Records show that Dibiah returned to Indiana not long after his release. In October 2016, he went to Wabash Circuit Court to ask a judge to let him visit Nakota.

Records show Kelly filed an abuse allegation after Nakota's first overnight visit with his father on New Year's Day 2017.


Department of Child Services records provided by Kelly show that Dibiah accidentally gave his then 7-year-old son a double-dose of his ADHD medication.

Dibiah told a caseworker it was a mistake.

He said he thought he was supposed to give Nakota both pills at the same time, rather than one each day. The caseworker found the abuse unsubstantiated.

Kelly filed three more abuse complaints against Dibiah over the next two years, according to the reports.

There was the time in February 2017 when Kelly told DCS Nakota was bruised after his father pulled him down the stairs.

In November 2017, she reported that Dibiah had struck Nakota in the face so hard that the boy fell backwards over a couch and landed on his back.

Kelly said Dibiah never struck her, but after the breakup she said he would demean her and insult her looks and her weight. In June 2018, she told DCS that Nakota was present when Dibiah threatened to beat her.

Kelly told IndyStar that Nakota told her he was afraid of going to his father's home because he knew he would be abused. Records she provided show that Nakota also told a caseworker that Dibiah hit him and yelled at him.

When DCS visited Dibiah after each complaint, he denied abusing his son. He told caseworkers that Kelly was the problem, records show. She wanted more child support and was trying to cut his time with Nakota, he told caseworkers, according to the records provided by Kelly.

Records show the DCS caseworkers said they never found enough evidence to support one parent's word over the other.

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[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Mother of slain 10-year-old wishes she could’ve done more to protect son

INDIANAPOLIS – Hayley Kelly says she wishes she could have done more to save her son’s life. Her son, 10-year-old Nakota Kelly is presumed dead even though the boy’s body hasn’t been found. N…

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Mother of slain 10-year-old wishes she could’ve done more to protect son​

Hayley Kelly says she wishes she could have done more to save her son’s life. Her son, 10-year-old Nakota Kelly is presumed dead even though the boy’s body hasn’t been found.

Nakota’s father, Anthony Dibiah was arrested in the case and is charged with his murder. IMPD investigators have received support from multiple agencies in searching for Nakota’s remains but haven’t had any luck.

They plan to keep searching until they find Nakota.

“There are some days that I don’t think he’s gone. Then there are other days that I have to believe the evidence and so it’s hard,” Hayley Kelly said.

 

[FightingCrime247]

'Letting my son down': At least 5 abuse complaints came before boy warned of his own death

Nakota Kelly warned if he went to visit his father, he was dead. Nakota never came home from that visit. Records show warnings started long before.

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It is so sad to see just how many cases there are out there like this one where DCS has failed to act and the children pay the ultimate price. Something needs to be changed about the system it is clearly broken on some level and needs to be fixed so that this doesn't keep happening.

 

[Kimster]

'Letting my son down': At least 5 abuse complaints came before boy warned of his own death

Nakota Kelly warned if he went to visit his father, he was dead. Nakota never came home from that visit. Records show warnings started long before.

www.indystar.com

It is so sad to see just how many cases there are out there like this one where DCS has failed to act and the children pay the ultimate price. Something needs to be changed about the system it is clearly broken on some level and needs to be fixed so that this doesn't keep happening.

I couldn't agree more! We say this each time one of these kids are abused, but what is being done to change it? What can WE do to change it?

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Seeking Justice for Nakota Kelly

WRTV's Marc Mullins and Vic Ryckaert report. The body of a young, Hoosier boy is somewhere between Indianapolis and Missouri and his mother wants closure. His father is in jail facing charges in the b...

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Seeking Justice for Nakota Kelly​

WRTV's Marc Mullins and Vic Ryckaert report. The body of a young, Hoosier boy is somewhere between Indianapolis and Missouri and his mother wants closure. His father is in jail facing charges in the boy's death.

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[FightingCrime247]

The last visit: Nakota Kelly's short life ends in violence at his father's home

“Oh, I’m dead,” 10-year-old Nakota Kelly told his mother days before he was to spend the weekend at his father’s apartment in Indianapolis. “Don’t expect me to come home. My dad is going to kill me.”

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“Officers determined they did not have reason to force entry and they left the building,” Detective Jonathon Schultz wrote in the affidavit.

Uhm, say what? No reason to force entry into the building? A relative just called police and told them the father said he murdered his son and now when cops show up he's not answering the door when he is clearly at home and that isn't reason to go in there? I'm confused, what more do they need to go check on the welfare of a child? A written confession? That is messed up in my opinion if they had went into the house they could have found Nakota and his mother and family wouldn't be suffering with the not knowing right now. Am I missing something here?

 

[Kimster]

The last visit: Nakota Kelly's short life ends in violence at his father's home

“Oh, I’m dead,” 10-year-old Nakota Kelly told his mother days before he was to spend the weekend at his father’s apartment in Indianapolis. “Don’t expect me to come home. My dad is going to kill me.”

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“Officers determined they did not have reason to force entry and they left the building,” Detective Jonathon Schultz wrote in the affidavit.

Uhm, say what? No reason to force entry into the building? A relative just called police and told them the father said he murdered his son and now when cops show up he's not answering the door when he is clearly at home and that isn't reason to go in there? I'm confused, what more do they need to go check on the welfare of a child? A written confession? That is messed up in my opinion if they had went into the house they could have found Nakota and his mother and family wouldn't be suffering with the not knowing right now. Am I missing something here?

Yes, you’re missing the ridiculous laws regarding search and seizure. A local deputy here told me that the law in Oregon is so thick and detailed and grueling, that most deputies haven’t read most of it and those that have aren’t sure how to interpret it. With so much negative press regarding police officers, they’re even more hesitant to act.