Qasseem Dixon, 25, and Ryan Brown, 27, are both accused of murdering nine-year-old Da'Myiah Barton-Pickens in a drive-by shooting."The motive for this aggravated murder is in retaliation for a robbery," said Dave Wood, assistant prosecutor for Hamilton County. Investigators said Brown recruited Dixon to shoot up the home on Plainfield Road because of a drug dispute involving one of Da'Myiah's relatives.Both defense attorneys said their clients did not have any criminal history involving violence.WLWT decided to look into that.Hamilton County juvenile court records show Dixon first faced criminal charges when he was 14 years old.He was charged with assault, disorderly conduct and aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon -- a firearm.Other charges such as possession of marijuana and receiving stolen property followed him through his teenage years.Dixon has been in and out of jail or prison almost every year of his adult life."This defendant's history while out on bond is atrocious," Wood said. Records show the father of three was sent to prison for having weapons on him in 2017."Once he got out of the Department of Corrections, within less than a year, he was charged with possession of cocaine. He posted that bond, and within 14 days, he picked up a new felony fleeing and eluding that he was ultimately convicted of," Wood said. "While he posted those two bonds, he picked up a third indictment of having weapons under disability and posting bonds on all those indictments, he picked up a fourth indictment for possession of fentanyl."Dixon served a 36-month prison sentence.Brown also has a rap sheet.From what WLWT was able to find, he didn't start committing crimes until he was an adult.Records show he has a carrying concealed weapons conviction in 2020 and multiple possession of drugs charges between 2015 and this year."He currently has a pending aggravated possession of drugs. He was charged with having more than the bulk amount of Oxycodone. It's a felony of the third degree," Wood said. The two suspects now face the most serious crime a person can face in Ohio, aggravated murder.Dixon is being held in the Hamilton County Justice Center on a $2.5 million bond. Brown's bond was set at $2 million.
Qasseem Dixon, 25, and Ryan Brown, 27, are both accused of murdering nine-year-old Da'Myiah Barton-Pickens in a drive-by shooting.
"The motive for this aggravated murder is in retaliation for a robbery," said Dave Wood, assistant prosecutor for Hamilton County.
Investigators said Brown recruited Dixon to shoot up the home on Plainfield Road because of a drug dispute involving one of Da'Myiah's relatives.
Both defense attorneys said their clients did not have any criminal history involving violence.
WLWT decided to look into that.
Hamilton County juvenile court records show Dixon first faced criminal charges when he was 14 years old.
He was charged with assault, disorderly conduct and aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon -- a firearm.
Other charges such as possession of marijuana and receiving stolen property followed him through his teenage years.
Dixon has been in and out of jail or prison almost every year of his adult life.
"This defendant's history while out on bond is atrocious," Wood said.
Records show the father of three was sent to prison for having weapons on him in 2017.
"Once he got out of the Department of Corrections, within less than a year, he was charged with possession of cocaine. He posted that bond, and within 14 days, he picked up a new felony fleeing and eluding that he was ultimately convicted of," Wood said. "While he posted those two bonds, he picked up a third indictment of having weapons under disability and posting bonds on all those indictments, he picked up a fourth indictment for possession of fentanyl."
Dixon served a 36-month prison sentence.
Brown also has a rap sheet.
From what WLWT was able to find, he didn't start committing crimes until he was an adult.
Records show he has a carrying concealed weapons conviction in 2020 and multiple possession of drugs charges between 2015 and this year.
"He currently has a pending aggravated possession of drugs. He was charged with having more than the bulk amount of Oxycodone. It's a felony of the third degree," Wood said.
The two suspects now face the most serious crime a person can face in Ohio, aggravated murder.
Dixon is being held in the Hamilton County Justice Center on a $2.5 million bond. Brown's bond was set at $2 million.
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