anything to do with the murder man? no." exactly three weeks after curtis burdette junior told me he did not kill a middletown mother.. we've got breaking news. authorities say... he did. good evening i'm michael baldwin. it's news we broke. you may remember 29-year old brittany russell was shot to death inside her car here in dayton on february 10th. her young daughter, haven, was in the back seat, unharmed and being kept warm by the running vehicle. at the time, officers say the heat was the only thing that kept her alive. she was safely

tracked down on february 26th... is in jail on an unrelated drug charge.. but now faces an aggravated murder charge. also breaking... ben carson has officially dropped out of the race for president. he skipped last night's presidential debate.. and told a conservative group today he's leaving the campaign trail. also right now... police are investigating the horrific head on crash that killed a local mom and her daughter. it happened on alexandria pike in cold spring... fox19 now's mike schell is live on the scene... mike what's new with the investigation? schell remote the campbell county major accident response team spent the day reconstructing the crash... 2chief "it happened so quick. edit

over the median and it was a head on collission and it happened just that quick." 30-year- old...desirae hensley and her 8- year-old daughter...jakyra cundiff were killed when their car was struck by 37-year- old tammy feinauer of crestview... the news of the crash sent jakyra's school into a state of shock and disbelief... 1susan "it has been a difficult day for all of us, our staff and our students." susan rath is the 2nd grader's principal at reiley elementary in alexandria.... 2susan "kyra is just a part of our roadrunner family here at reiley and she comes in everyday with a smle on her face and is just ready to learn. she's always giving towards others and helpful and she's just been a great student and our students and our staff edit they're just devastated today." this... as the school district provides help for any child who may have a hard time coping with the loss... 1connie "we've provided councelors from across the district and we plan to continue that ongoing support as needed." once the sadness of jakyra's loss has subsided...the school says it will

forward... 3susan "the reiley family has always been strong. its very tight-knit community and i know that the students and staff will continue to pull together with our famiies to move forward.," schell remote two more teenagers are now facing charges after a shooting at madison high school. aerial footage of

of the situation when it happened. according to sheriff richard jones.. two 14-year old boys had knowledge that the suspect, james austin hancock, had the gun at school and didn't tell anyone. both are now charged with failure to report a crime, a misdemeanor of the 4th degree. and three more students are in the butler county juvenile detention center tonight for what sheriff jones calls 'bad decisions'. a 12 and 15-year old student from edgewood city schools have been charged with making terroristic threats. while a 15-year old madison local school student is charged after police say he brought knives disguised as credit cards in to school. all these charges are felonies. new information tonight on the mother police say lied about her newborn being missing in a stolen car! in court today, 28- year old na'cole benton's lawyer says that she never indicated that the child was in the car. but the 9-1-1, obtained just hours ago by fox19 now, suggests

stole my car. i started it to put my kids in it and they stole it. dispatcher: your kids are not in the car, right? caller: uh, my baby is in her car seat. dispatcher: your baby is in the car? caller: yes. dispatcher: oh my gosh." benton has been charged with making false alarms, inducing obstructing official business. she got a 20 thousand dollar a couple underage suspects connected to the being charged. today we spoke exclusively with one of the teenagers who says he was inside that stolen car. the car was reported stolen yesterday morning from na'cole benton's home. it ultimately crashed near western hills high schools. four people were taken into custody. one of them - 15- year-old c.j. thomas. "he took them on a high speed chase" ... "just pull over and get out." but actually... he says he's innocent. we'll explain why and play the message his school

family after the incident... straight ahead. and right now.. new information on the story we broke on the fox19 now mobile app today. an e-m-t from indiana who went missing late last month has now been charged with stealing over 100 thousand dollars from his job. police say he dissapeared after he was confronted about the missing funds. folks we talked to in the town say they are devasted. craig whitham went missing on february 22nd. police believe his disapearance has to do wth the missing money from his job at the aurora emergecy rescue where he was the treasurer. tonight he's budget. over 100 thousand dollars. it's devastating i know that person personally and he has dedicated his life to the city which is why the accusations hurt so much. whitham has been an emt for he was promoted police tell us he

secretly steal 106 thousand dollars. he was able to hide the theft through another account associated with aurora emergency resue until it was discovered by its president. ed opp who is very disappointed. personally, employees, or volunteers are devastated. just wouldn't have thought this person would have done this to us police tell fox 19 now that whitham admitted that he had a gambling problem and spent the money betting at local casinos. the budget at emergency rescue is around 200 thousand dollars. its a small organization that is there to help the citizens of arurora and stole 106 thousand dollars of their money which is more than half their operating budget for the year this is not whitham's first run in with the law.

stealing us government if convicted on the current charge he could get up to 6 years in prison. who could forget this scene... the white bronco chase.. with o-j his murder trial attention of the whole country... ending of course with him being acquitted in the wife nicole brown... goldman. they've found a knife... that could be connected to the case. investigators say that a worker who was demolishing simpsons former home in l-a found the knife... and gave it to a retired l-a- p-d officer. officials say that officer held onto it... until just now... handing it over to investigators. now the knife has been sent off for forensic testing.... but even if it's connected, simpson won't be charged. capt. andrew neiman, los angeles police mr. simpson with the been charged with cause he's been acquitted. butted to voice of det. tom lange, los angeles police ret. to keep this in apparently was

years ago around the time where several other knives in and around the properties were recovered and turned over by people. simpson is currently in prison on unrelated charges. she was out jogging when suddenly she was hit and killed.... now new charges have been filed against the man who caused it... and it's related to yet another accident. details ahead. jeff cam 4 you're watching fox19 now at 6:30 in high definition, sponsored by performance toyota: always home of the $24.99 oil change

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from the crash last december when police say 42- year old thomas stidhum crashed into 57 year old catherine chatfield before fleeing the scene. now, the new charges, are connected to a separate crash that happened just a month prior. police say stidhum was clocked going more than 95 miles an hour on state route 126, before exiting at hamilton avenue. that's when they say he crashed into a stopped car and took off on foot. he is now charged with operating under the influence of marijuana, driving under suspension and obstruction of official business. the man accused of robbing the key bank downtown, is now behind bars. according to police, 37-year old bruce canaris, bank on east thursday afternoon... a note demanding cash before fleeing on foot with an undetermined amount of money. canaris was taken into custody around 2 this morning. he was in the car stolen from a woman who claimed her baby was inside "that's all i was thinking

started running, i don't want to go back to jail, i don't like jail." but was he part of the crime? our exclusive interview is next.

with one of the teenagers who police say was inside a stolen car in connection with allegations that a baby had been taken. the car crashed here near western hills high school. four people were taken into custody. one of them was 15-year-old c.j. thomas. while he admits to running from police.. and faces expulsion from school... his mother says he's innocent. fox19 now's jordan vilines sat down with both of them. mary thomas says her son, 15-year- old cj thomas, was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. the wrong place--- the backseat of a car reported stolen and reported to have a newborn baby inside.

thursday -- when the driver of the stolen car allegedly decided to flee from police, and ultimately crashed the car on prosperity street. today we talked with cj about the fleeting moments before crash. "he took them on a high speed chase and i'm like why are you doing that? just pull over and get out. then he crashed and i'm a young black man and i'm probably in a stolen car so i just started running." 5033 - "i was on the phone with him asking him what was going on and he said mom, i was scared, i'm running from the police." a situation that begs the question --- why run if you're innocent? "that's all i was thinking in my head, that's why i started running, i don't want to go back to jail, i don't like jail." he says he received a similar charge for receiving stolen property last year and is still on probation but after thursday's incident, he's worried about the punishment he's now facing from his high school. 1158 -we've been made aware of an incident that he was involved in on his way to school, and because it was on his way to school we

receiving stolen property." here's the thing--- cj's mother says he's not charged with robbery or receiving stolen property. she says him running from police landed him with a charge of obstruction from the extent of it. his deserves the punishment from law enforcement but not from the school, not for a charge that he says her son never committed. in west price hill, jordan vilines, fox19 now. janet walsh, a spokeswoman for cincinnati public schools, says she can't discuss this specific case due to federal student privacy laws. in general, however, she said parents who believe discipline is excessive can appeal to a school hearing officer and, ultimately, the school board. students from

generously donated not only money but antiques to the rabbit hash general store. today, the students presented more than 11-hundred dollars to the store's owners, along with multiple antiques that will be displayed in the store once it is rebuilt. the rabbit hash go fund me page has already raised almost $57- thousand dollars. bringing the total for the rabbit hash rebuilding effort up to almost 81 thousand dollars. spring is just 15 days away... and a sure sign that spring is just around the corner... the family owned loveland dairy whip opened its doors this afternoon! while, it might have been in the 30's that didn't stop people from stopping by to get the first scoop of the season! the ice cream shop is open from 2 - 9 throughout the spring season! time to check in with meteorologist jeff creighton.. tracking your

we're just a day away from the kentucky caucus... but do you know how it works? we'll show you how local officials are getting ready.... plus a controversial homework assignment has some students imagining their life as a slave! hear the school's reasoning for the project.... and we're talking all things bock- fest as the historic festival kicks off in the queen city. hear more about the history... and how local beer fans are celebrating this weekend. tonight on fox check out a new episode of sleepy hollow at 8, followed by second chance at 9, then we're right back here for fox19 now at ten. straight ahead, thomas more begins their

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danneman at thomas more college - if you're coming here tonight - bring your dancing shoes. division three's big dance starts here tonight. the defending national champion thomas more women's basketball team is hosting the first two rounds of the ncaa tournament and listen - this team doesn't lose anywhere. a 60- game winning streak as they tip off tonight. tonight as the saints tip off in just minutes. big night in the nky - here's jeremy at nku. jeremy rauch: "hey joe. another night of tournament basketball at nku. these are the 9th region quarterfinals with new cath and cooper playing right now. dixie and holy cross will play later tonight. we will have postgame reaction on the final quarter... plus msj in their first ever tournament game in

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