In a lengthy interview with WCPO 9 News Reporter Sean DeLancey, accused killer Brandon Davis pleaded his innocence from the Butler County Jail.
Davis faces the death penalty in connection with the death of Asiah Slone, whose badly decomposed body was discovered in a trash can more than a month after she went missing in early June.
Following Davis’ indictment on charges of aggravated murder and kidnapping, a judge ordered him held on a one-million-dollar bond.
Davis contacted WCPO after his legal team shared “discovery” evidence with him.
“This is the only way I can get the story out there,” he told me.
Middletown Police said Davis shot Slone in the head before ordering another man, Perry Hart, to take the gun and shoot her as well.
DeLancey questioned Davis about Slone’s death, his potential involvement, his potential innocence, and whether he intends to fight the case despite the possibility of capital punishment.
Q: “What happened the night Asiah died?”
A: “To tell you the truth, I don’t know. I wasn’t there.”
Davis claimed that the evidence shared with him by his legal team did not include any physical evidence, such as fingerprints or DNA, at the crime scene that linked him to the case.
Davis refuted prosecutors’ claims that he confessed to shooting Slone during an interview with Middletown Police investigators.
Q: “You said detectives were basically making stuff up. Why should anyone believe you at this point?”
A: “Why should, you know, in a murder case, DNA plays a major role in a murder case. Big factor. Especially with someone claiming that you had the weapon before them.”
Despite the fact that detectives did not provide a specific time of death, Davis claimed to have an alibi for her murder.
According to his indictment, her murder could have occurred between June 1 and June 9.
Davis claimed he was at the Curtis Street Apartments or nearby, and that he is always present, but he admitted that no surveillance footage would exist to back up that claim.
He stated that he has been digging for gemstones at a nearby rail property and believes that is why detectives began looking into him as a suspect in Slone’s death.
Q: “Brandon, I’ve got to say, I think people at home are going to find it very hard to believe that Middletown Police are targeting you because you’re digging for gems on railroad property.”
A: “See, you’re missing the bigger picture. That’s small. I wouldn’t even care if it wasn’t about that.”
Davis held Hart solely responsible for Slone’s death.
Hart was also facing aggravated murder charges in relation to her death.
Davis said he would force a trial to prove his innocence, even if it meant facing the death penalty.
Q: ” Is there any consideration in your mind to pleading to this case simply to avoid the death penalty?”
A: “Heck no. I would rather die on my feet than die on my knees. You feel me? I know I’m innocent for this.”
Middletown police declined to comment on Perry’s claims.
As long as the case was open, a department representative directed all inquiries to the Butler County Prosecutor.
Prosecutor Mike Gmoser said stories like this put him at a disadvantage because he believes he has an ethical obligation not to comment on cases until they are resolved.
He did, however, state that the prosecution against Davis was “full steam ahead” and that he would personally prosecute the case if it went to trial.
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