Community members are coming together to host a candlelight vigil following the death of two Greater Cincinnati children.The candlelight vigil is planned for Wednesday to honor and remember 3-year-old Nylo Lattimore and 6-year-old James Hutchinson. The candlelight vigil will be held at the Masonic Lodge in Middletown at 6 p.m.Anyone in the community is invited to attend the candlelight vigil. Candles will be provided and prayer will be at 6:30 p.m., according to the Facebook event. Attendees are asked to wear a mask.Nylo Lattimore is presumed dead, Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters said last week.The 3-year-old boy has been missing since Dec. 4, and investigators have been searching for him since his mother was found stabbed to death along Cincinnati’s riverfront.The boy’s mother, Nyteisha Lattimore, 29, was stabbed inside of a Walnut Hills apartment on Dec. 5. Her body was found along the banks of the Ohio River near the Purple People Bridge on Dec. 12.Deters said the woman’s killer purchased a body bag online, then brought her body to the river a week later.Deters said Wednesday that Nylo Lattimore’s blood was found on a Paw Patrol blanket, recovered with Nyteisha Lattimore's body. The boy’s stroller was also found in the Ohio River.Exhaustive search efforts for the young boy have turned up empty-handed, and the prosecutor says an investigation revealed he was killed by the same man who killed the boy’s mother, 21-year-old Desean Brown.Deters said he believes Brown threw Nylo Lattimore into the Ohio River -- alive -- the day after he killed the boy's mother. The 3-year-old boy’s body has not been recovered.Brown now faces the death penalty. He has been charged with two counts of aggravated murder with a death penalty specification, one count of gross abuse of a corpse and one count of tampering with evidence.Meanwhile, a missing boy from Middletown is believed to be dead and his mother and her boyfriend are now facing charges after admitting he was killed and his body was dumped into the Ohio River.Six-year-old James Hutchinson was reported missing Sunday morning by his mother, Brittany Gosney, 29, police said.Investigators said Gosney, and her boyfriend, 42-year-old James Hamilton, showed up at the police lobby and reported the child missing. Police said that was the first red flag because parents of missing children usually call 911.Hours later, investigators said Gosney and Hamilton told police the 6-year-old was killed in Preble County a few days ago.Middletown police Chief David Birk said Gosney drove James and two of his siblings to Rush Run Park Friday evening and intended to abandon her children.According to court documents, Gosney placed James outside of her car, and as he attempted to get back into the vehicle, "she drove off at a high rate of speed, dragging the child for a distance."Gosney then left the park and returned approximately 30 to 40 minutes later and found James in the middle of the parking lot with a head injury, according to court documents. Gosney told police James was dead.After he was killed, investigators said Gosney put his body in the car with her two other children and drove back to Crawford Street Middletown where they live.Gosney put James' body in an upstairs bedroom at their home."Sometime Saturday night, Saturday evening, when the other kids fell asleep, that's when they responded to 275 by Lawrenceburg, and that's when they disposed of James in the Ohio River," Birk said.Investigators said Hamilton helped Gosney throw James' body over the bridge and into the water."It really hit Middletown really hard, along with Preble County," Birk said. "This is heartbreaking for all of us, and it is difficult." Trained search and rescue teams searched the river banks Monday in an attempt to recover James' body.Gosney is charged with murder, abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence. Hamilton faces charges of abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence.During Gosney's arraignment Monday, she told the judge she didn't fully understand her rights."I have a learning disability, so I do not understand what you are saying," Gosney said.Birk said, "She seems to be communicating fine. She understands right from wrong. She understands her constitutional rights."Her bond was set at $1 million. Hamilton's was set at $100,000.Gosney's two children who lived at the home, both second graders, have since been placed in foster care, authorities said.Birk said Gosney has a fourth child who had previously been removed from the home.The Middletown Police Department is working with the Preble County Sheriff's Office, the Preble County Prosecutor and the Butler County Prosecutor.The public is asked to come and unite as a community at Barnitz Stadium Tuesday at 6:45 p.m., where everyone can "celebrate the bright joy that James was," Middletown School Superintendent Marlon Styles said.Styles said James was a "wonderful student" and a "fun-loving kid."
Community members are coming together to host a candlelight vigil following the death of two Greater Cincinnati children.
The candlelight vigil is planned for Wednesday to honor and remember 3-year-old Nylo Lattimore and 6-year-old James Hutchinson. The candlelight vigil will be held at the Masonic Lodge in Middletown at 6 p.m.
Anyone in the community is invited to attend the candlelight vigil. Candles will be provided and prayer will be at 6:30 p.m., according to the Facebook event. Attendees are asked to wear a mask.
Nylo Lattimore is presumed dead, Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters said last week.
The 3-year-old boy has been missing since Dec. 4, and investigators have been searching for him since his mother was found stabbed to death along Cincinnati’s riverfront.
The boy’s mother, Nyteisha Lattimore, 29, was stabbed inside of a Walnut Hills apartment on Dec. 5. Her body was found along the banks of the Ohio River near the Purple People Bridge on Dec. 12.
Deters said the woman’s killer purchased a body bag online, then brought her body to the river a week later.
Deters said Wednesday that Nylo Lattimore’s blood was found on a Paw Patrol blanket, recovered with Nyteisha Lattimore's body. The boy’s stroller was also found in the Ohio River.
Exhaustive search efforts for the young boy have turned up empty-handed, and the prosecutor says an investigation revealed he was killed by the same man who killed the boy’s mother, 21-year-old Desean Brown.
Deters said he believes Brown threw Nylo Lattimore into the Ohio River -- alive -- the day after he killed the boy's mother. The 3-year-old boy’s body has not been recovered.
Brown now faces the death penalty. He has been charged with two counts of aggravated murder with a death penalty specification, one count of gross abuse of a corpse and one count of tampering with evidence.
Meanwhile, a missing boy from Middletown is believed to be dead and his mother and her boyfriend are now facing charges after admitting he was killed and his body was dumped into the Ohio River.
Six-year-old James Hutchinson was reported missing Sunday morning by his mother, Brittany Gosney, 29, police said.
Investigators said Gosney, and her boyfriend, 42-year-old James Hamilton, showed up at the police lobby and reported the child missing. Police said that was the first red flag because parents of missing children usually call 911.
Hours later, investigators said Gosney and Hamilton told police the 6-year-old was killed in Preble County a few days ago.
Middletown police Chief David Birk said Gosney drove James and two of his siblings to Rush Run Park Friday evening and intended to abandon her children.
According to court documents, Gosney placed James outside of her car, and as he attempted to get back into the vehicle, "she drove off at a high rate of speed, dragging the child for a distance."
Gosney then left the park and returned approximately 30 to 40 minutes later and found James in the middle of the parking lot with a head injury, according to court documents. Gosney told police James was dead.
After he was killed, investigators said Gosney put his body in the car with her two other children and drove back to Crawford Street Middletown where they live.
Gosney put James' body in an upstairs bedroom at their home.
"Sometime Saturday night, Saturday evening, when the other kids fell asleep, that's when they responded to 275 by Lawrenceburg, and that's when they disposed of James in the Ohio River," Birk said.
Investigators said Hamilton helped Gosney throw James' body over the bridge and into the water.
"It really hit Middletown really hard, along with Preble County," Birk said. "This is heartbreaking for all of us, and it is difficult."
Trained search and rescue teams searched the river banks Monday in an attempt to recover James' body.
Gosney is charged with murder, abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence. Hamilton faces charges of abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence.
During Gosney's arraignment Monday, she told the judge she didn't fully understand her rights.
"I have a learning disability, so I do not understand what you are saying," Gosney said.
Birk said, "She seems to be communicating fine. She understands right from wrong. She understands her constitutional rights."
Her bond was set at $1 million. Hamilton's was set at $100,000.
Gosney's two children who lived at the home, both second graders, have since been placed in foster care, authorities said.
Birk said Gosney has a fourth child who had previously been removed from the home.
The Middletown Police Department is working with the Preble County Sheriff's Office, the Preble County Prosecutor and the Butler County Prosecutor.
The public is asked to come and unite as a community at Barnitz Stadium Tuesday at 6:45 p.m., where everyone can "celebrate the bright joy that James was," Middletown School Superintendent Marlon Styles said.
Styles said James was a "wonderful student" and a "fun-loving kid."
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