Tevin Biles-Thomas
Posted on 08/29/2019 6:53:59 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
The brother of Simone Biles, the Olympic gold medalist, was charged in a Cleveland triple-homicide, it was reported.
Tevin Biles-Thomas is being charged with murder, voluntary manslaughter, felonious assault, and perjury, reported the Cleveland Plain Dealer on Aug. 29.
He was arrested and is now being held at the Cuyahoga County Jail. He will be arraigned on Sept. 13, the report said.
“The relentless persistence of Cleveland police homicide detectives helped secure an indictment in this case,” Cuyahoga County Prosecutor O’Malley said in a statement obtained by the paper. “It is through their hard work that we can begin to seek justice for these victims.”
Biles-Thomas, who served in the U.S. Army, went to high school in Cleveland.
He is the only person charged in the New Year’s Eve triple-homicide.
The suspect is accused of shooting and killing Devaughn Gibson, 23, DelVaunte Johnson, 19, and Toshon Banks, 21. Johnson was a student, Gibson was a barber, and Banks was a laborer.
They were found with multiple gunshot wounds. A 21-year-old man was also shot in the head and a 23-year-old was shot in the arm. They survived, reported News5Cleveland.
They appeared to have held a party at an Airbnb, and a group of men showed up at the party uninvited, police said. When they were asked to leave, one of the members opened fire.
“We’ve had very few problems. This is somebody that rented it, had a party that got out of control and horrific things happened,” Councilman Anthony Brancatelli said. “As the system works—and what we have asked for from folks doing this limited lodging—I received an email from Airbnb today that they took these folks down as a host and they can longer rent their place as an Airbnb.”
Officials said that the Airbnb was over a pizzeria, the Plain Dealer reported.
“The investigators within the Cleveland Police Homicide Unit remained committed to securing an arrest in this tragic case,” Cleveland Division of Police Chief Calvin Williams said, according to the report. “We appreciate our partnership with the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office and are confident that their efforts will bring justice for the families affected by this terrible incident.”
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They weren’t raised together.
In and out of foster care and then...
Simone was six when she was adopted, along with her younger sister Adria, by her maternal grandfather, Ronald Biles, and his wife Nellie.
Shanon’s eldest boy and girl, Tevin and Ashley, were taken in by Ronald’s sister.
Stay strong Simone. Prayers.
Tevin Biles-Thomas
Somebody squealed.
(What is his criminal record, and what are the criminal records of the deceased & wounded?)
What a friggin’ waste.
FWIW, Airbub rentals are a nightmare for neighbors in some situations. There’s no control over how people use the houses they rent.
Well, he pretty much affirmed their desire for him to leave the party. What a fun guy!
The ages of 15-29 are most dangerous for a black man
Well, i would imagine in Cleveland they’re not often used by out of towners wanting to take in the sights.
What medal does the brother get for this?
Lousy intro....
A successful young woman is not involved in anyway.
Not the best writing ever in this article.
As best as I can gather from this article Tevin and friends showed up uninvited to the party and were told to leave.
At this point apparently Tevin decided everyone had to die.
Nurture > Nature
Probably won’t surprise most people here.
One like this:
Agreed. This is really unfair to Simone.
Once they made AirBnb stop rejecting people who have no business doing anything with them, this kind of crap was expected. Almost like a plan by them...
I know officers can be charged in a military court for any crimes they commit after retirement, does the same apply to enlisted men? I somehow feel Leavenworth would be worse than a prison in New York.
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