Overview
- Clermont County’s prosecutor announced arrests and charges against two male juveniles and 19-year-old Dakarai Campbell in the death of 19-year-old Jayden Nelson.
- Troopers first treated the case as a possible hit-and-run before an autopsy found a close-range gunshot to Nelson’s head with the bullet lodged in his brain.
- Investigators say the trio came to New Richmond posing as marijuana sellers, then robbed Nelson of more than $3,000 and his phone and left his body by the road.
- All three face multiple counts, including aggravated robbery and aggravated murder, and Campbell is set to appear in court for an initial bond hearing.
- Nelson’s roommate, 19-year-old Joshua Lavoy, is charged with tampering with evidence after police say he discarded items, deleted social media, and lied, and officials say the case exposed a cross-county drug operation still under investigation.