The dad of a young murder victim went ballistic in a courtroom in Ohio and relentlessly sucker-punched the man who was accused of killing his young son, according to the New York Post.
According to reports, Desean Brown faces murder charges after he allegedly stabbed 29-year-old Nyteisha Lattimore to death and allegedly tossed her three-year-old son, Nylo, into the Ohio River while he was still alive.
If convicted, the 22-year-old could face the death penalty. The boy's biological father, Antonio Hughes, could not wait to serve up some justice of his own, though, as he attacked Brown inside the courtroom.
Hughes sneaked up to the defense table and hit Brown with a right hook
Hughes can be seen in the footage obtained by Fox 19 in the back row of the Hamilton County courtroom. He then sneaked up to the defense table from behind and slugged Brown in the jaw with a right hook. Hughes kept pounding Brown as two sheriff's deputies rushed to restrain the aggrieved dad and tackle him to the floor.
In another video clip from WCPO 9, Hughes continues his pursuit of the alleged killer by lunging toward him even after being handcuffed and surrounded by three deputies. Ultimately, the video shows that it took four police officers to wrestle the mad dad down to the floor again. Because of his actions in the courtroom, Hughes was hit with a contempt of court charge and will be jailed for seven days.
Investigators said that Brown was accused of stabbing Lattimore in December 2020 after planning her murder for months. After killing her, Brown allegedly waited several days before putting the victim in a body bag and having an Uber drive him to the Ohio River. He told the Uber driver the bag he was carrying was just clothes.
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Brown upset with Lattimore's miscarriage
Lattimore's body was later found near the Purple People Bridge on December 12, 2020, the Cincinnati Inquirer reported. Detectives said that Nylo's blood was found on a Paw Patrol blanket with his mom's body, and a stroller was found nearby. Cincinnati police detectives told a judge earlier this month that Brown killed Lattimore because she had a miscarriage of a baby he thought was his.
The new motive for the killings was revealed in court on Friday, June 17. Kimberly Kelley, a detective for the Cincinnati Police Department, told the judge it appears Nyteisha was pregnant with Brown's kid but then miscarried it. Brown was very upset with the miscarriage and thought Nyteisha killed his baby, so he decided to do something to her baby, Nylo.
Brown's attorney asked the judge to prevent the use of his confession tape in the trial, claiming that the detective intimidated his client into waiving his right to an attorney. The judge refused to lower Brown's bond despite the defense's request. He will remain behind bars with no bond option.
