Video shows distraught dad punching 3-year-old son's alleged killer in courtroom
HAMILTON COUNTY, OHIO: An anguished father was caught on tape running toward the man accused of killing his son and repeatedly punching him in an Ohio courtroom. According to reports, 22-year-old Desean Brown faces murder charges after he allegedly stabbed 29-year-old Nyteisha Lattimore and tossed her three-year-old son Nylo Lattimore into the Ohio River in December 2020.
As per the courtroom footage obtained by Fox 19, Antonio Hughes, Nylo's father, who was seated in the back row of the Hamilton County courtroom, sneaked up on Brown from behind and punched him in the jaw. He kept attacking the suspected murderer as two deputies rushed to restrain him and attempted to tackle him to the floor.
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In another video from WCPO 9, Hughes continued to attempt to lunge at Brown even after being handcuffed and surrounded by three deputies. Four officers wrestled him down to the ground before he calmed down. Hughes was charged with contempt of court and sentenced to 7 days in the Hamilton County Justice Center. "Judge Megan Shanahan and the Hamilton Sheriff's Office would like to emphasize that this behavior will not be tolerated in the courthouse," said PIO Kyla Woods.
Brown is charged with two counts of murder and one count each of felonious assault, gross abuse of a corpse, and tampering with evidence. Cincinnati Police detectives told the judge that Nyteisha was allegedly pregnant with Brown's child, but had a miscarriage. They believe Brown killed her and Nylo out of retaliation. "Mr Brown had told Jameica Cobb [Brown's close friend] that he was very upset and that since she killed their baby, he was going to do something to her baby Nylo," Cincinnati police specialist Kimberly Kelley testified on June 17.
As per reports, Brown had planned to kill Nyteisha for months before he stabbed her to death in a Walnut Hills apartment. While her body was discovered on December 12, Nylo's body was never recovered. "Brown waited several days, leaving Lattimore’s body in the apartment, and then carried her out in a body bag he ordered off eBay," investigators said. "Brown called an Uber to drive him to the river telling the driver the large bag was just some clothes," reported Cincinnati Inquirer.
"Everything inside him, just the pain and everything took over. He did what I think any of us would do. I've had to be on late-night calls because he's on the edge, you know?" Hughes' family friend Faith Burton told Fox 19. "He's on the verge, is he going to hurt himself? I couldn't live without my child either, you know? So I get his emotions, I get why he acted out in court today," she said. Brown is being held without bail at the justice center. If convicted, he faces the death penalty.