Suspect Accused of Kidnapping 4-Year-Old Cash Gernon Faces Charges After Injuring a 2-Year-Old Girl, Elderly
After being accused of kidnapping 4-year-old Cash Gernon, an 18-year-old man from Texas now faces charges on another incident that involves an elderly and a 2-year-old girl.
The suspect, identified as Darriynn Brown, has been charged with burglary, injury to a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual in the incident that happened on February 8, CBS DFW reported.
Kidnapping and Injuries
According to Crime Online, an affidavit states that a man confronted Brown after the 18-year-old man allegedly came into his and started going through rooms and later on their closets. The man shared to the police that he picked up a kitchen knife and told Brown to leave, which eventually forced him out.
However, the affidavit also mentioned that Brown came back and started to kick the door between the home and the garage.
Moreover, when the owner of the house opened the door, Brown allegedly came into the house and punched him directly on his forehead. Afterward, the affidavit mentioned that Brown went into the living room where the 2-year-old granddaughter of the homeowner was sleeping. Brown then picked up the baby girl and headed toward the laundry room in the back of the house, The Blaze reported.
Furthermore, the grandfather demanded the 18-year-old put the baby girl down but he just ignored the man. The homeowner forced his way and took the girl out of the hands of Brown and immediately put her back on the sofa located in the living room.
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In addition, the affidavit states that the homeowner returned to the kitchen and confronted the 18-year-old suspect. But Brown punched him in the face and ran out the back door.
Meanwhile, the man also shared with the police that he ran into Brown two weeks later at Walmart. He stated that Brown apologized to him and said that he was sorry for breaking into his house and for trying to take his grandchild.
The 18-year-old man from Texas, Brown has been charged with kidnapping and burglary in the case, but not murder. Police have said they are awaiting the results of forensics tests that they have run before they will be filing charges on murder.
On the other hand, a jogger found the body of Cash Gernon in the middle f a residential street in Dallas early morning on May 15. Based on the report of the police, the little boy was stabbed multiple times using an edged weapon.
Later that day, Brown was arrested by authorities after the girlfriend of Cash's father, Monica Sherrod show to them the footage of a surveillance camera that showed Brown lifting Cash from the crib where the baby shares with his twin brother Carter and walked away with him.
While, the father of the twin, Trevor Gernon, left the boys with Sherrod in March to escape warrants for his arrest. Trevor's whereabouts remain unknown, but his sister posted and then removed a statement from her brother 'clarifying' his actions and accused the mother of the boy refusing to let his father pay his respect to his son.
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