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Involuntary manslaughter? So is the defendant going to claim that the kid asked him for something for his toothache, and he gave the kid something he thought would help and it killed him?
Involuntary manslaughter? So is the defendant going to claim that the kid asked him for something for his toothache, and he gave the kid something he thought would help and it killed him?
How can you involuntarily manslaughter the same person 4 times? I’m more confused than ever.
That makes sense. Thanks.In the video at the FB link above, the prosecutor said something about it having to do with 3 different felony offenses that he did that lead to the involuntary manslaughter.
How can you involuntarily manslaughter the same person 4 times? I’m more confused than ever.
That's a possibility.... .
Listening to the presser, it was very clear that they did not believe Jonathan's death was premeditated or intentional.
I only heard that defendant allegedly gave JM marijuana. I don't recall prosecutor alleging defendant gave JM fentanyl but that he found him deceased and did nothing to help and/or report his death.
Prosecutor reported there was a very small amount of heroin located during the search, and I got the feeling they were leaning more towards defendant endangering a child and permitting drug abuse (in Little's position of trust).
With several third degree and greater charges, I believe Prosecutor charging what they think they can prove, and not necessarily what may have been actual truth.
Hopefully the stacking of the charges will result in a meaningful penalty sentence for the tragic loss of Jonathan.
MOO
The only problem is Narcan won't do any good for a Fentanyl overdose. My son passed away two months ago from Fentanyl overdose. There is no amount of Narcan that would reverse that. It is a horrible epidemic.
The prosecutor didn't say much, but he emphasized that the death was "unintentional". He mentioned it more than once, saying Little didn't intend to kill Jonathan when he gave him the fentanyl. What? I'm sure it might be difficult to prove that it was intentional homicide, but we can only assume Matthew Little knew that fentanyl was a very dangerous, powerful drug, especially when given to someone who had never used it before.
The prosecutor also made sure to mention that Jonathan had asked Little for some marijuana and he gave it to him. I'm picking up on a "blame the victim" slant to this prosecution. You know, it wasn't the killer's fault that he gave the 14 yo boy fentanyl and he died.
Notice the only property that was subject to legal forfeiture was the vehicle owned by the killer used to transport Jonathan's body to the place where he was buried. IIRC, the home where the drug offense occurred also used to be subject to forfeiture. There have been many stories in the news over the years of parents losing their homes to forfeiture when kids were caught smoking or selling MJ from their home.
They also keep mentioning that Jonathan was a "friend of the family". At least this time they didn't try to make it sound like Jonathan and the 30 yo perp were good friends. What they're not saying is that Jonathan was there as a paid worker, employed by this family to work on the dairy farm. JMO, they are at least liable under civil law and should be subject to fines or other sanctions for operating an unsafe workplace for underage children. Who owns the farm where Jonathan died?
JMO
As both the address of the defendant and the farm appear to be the same, and the farm is owned by an Ohio privately held Corporation identified as "Ernest Little"-- a single location business.
Categorized under Dairies. Manta records show it was established in 1970 and incorporated in Ohio. Current estimates show this company has an annual revenue of 97000 and employs a staff of approximately 1.
https://www.manta.com/c/mm745hc/ernest-little
This is hardly a big farm operation but a small family farm -- one that would likely hire family friends to work weekends. I question if it was the defendant that was tired of working on the family property, and he who hired Jonathan to lighten his own work load.
More evidence the farm was small operation as it received farm subsidies beginning 1995 to at least 2012.
EWG's Farm Subsidy Database
From JM's obituary posted earlier:
Jonathan was currently a 7th grade student at the Bell-Herron Middle School in Carrollton. ...
He had also been working on a farm for several years where he assisted in feeding, milking, and caring for the cattle, as well as other necessary dairy farm chores. ....
.... It was his nature to help people whenever needed, and he enjoyed the companionship of animals. bbm
Matthew H. Little, 30, of Arrow Road NW, was working about 3 p.m. at the same Washington Township farm where Jonathan Minard’s body was found in a shallow grave April 19, five days after the boy was reported missing.
Carroll County man charged in death of Jonathan Minard
CARROLLTON A Carroll County man has been arrested in connection with the death of a 14-year-old boy whose body was found in a shallow grave on a Washington Township farm in April.
Matthew Little was arrested Wednesday afternoon after a grand jury indicted him on 15 criminal charges stemming from the death of Jonathan E. Minard, of Dellroy.
Carroll County man charged in death of Jonathan Minard
It's a little confusing right now, but from what was reported today, the Mobile Rd. farm, where Little was arrested today, is the location where JM was buried. He was killed at another farm, likely also owned by the Little family.
Hopefully this will be cleared up when the indictments become available in the coming days.
Re EL, assume that is a relative. It still seems unusual that location where JM died has not been made public.
ETA: This article in the Canton Repository today gives a different address.
UPDATE: 15-count indictment filed over Jonathan Minard's death
Here's another farm in this county likely owned by the family. Is this the location where JM was killed?
EWG's Farm Subsidy Database