An Ohio judge set a $1 million bond for a suspect connected to a 2021 Mt. Healthy murder on April 30, according to court documents.
21-year-old Shavontez Layson was arrested April 29th in connection with the murder of 50-year-old Quenton De Marco Dews.
Mt. Healthy police say that Dews was found at the 1400 block of Evencrest Drive suffering from gunshot wounds.
Officers say that life-saving measures were initiated until paramedics arrived, but Dews was pronounced dead at the scene.
A family member said Dews was holding his 8-month-old granddaughter when Layson walked into the home, grabbed the child and shot Dews. Family said the child was not hurt physically.
Layson is the son of Dews’ girlfriend.
Dews was a business owner, running Dews Construction in Northside. People told local news that Dews helped others get off of the streets and get jobs.
Based on the initial investigation, police issued murder warrants for Layson and said the public should consider him “armed and dangerous.”
In addition to the bond amount, Layson has to wear an electronic monitoring device. Jail records show that Layson is held at the Hamilton County Detention Center.
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