Found Deceased OH - Martonio Wilder, mother Lashanda Wilder homicide suspect, Columbus, 27 Jun 2024

[Mack the Knife]

Found Facebook pages for them:
Lashanda Wilder Log into Facebook
Johnna Lowe Facebook

It looks like they haven’t actually been together that long, though maybe they’ve known each other longer. Based on her FB description, it looks like Lashanda might have two other kids as well. Her most recent post was just 4 days ago, but I’m on mobile so can’t check the actual time and date there.

 

[Unalienable Rights]

Bond set at $1.5M for mom accused of killing young son; girlfriend also arraigned

Lashanda Wilder was charged with murder and obstruction. She also was ordered to stay from drugs and guns, as well as her family.

wgme.com

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A mother accused of killing her 8-year-old son had her bond set at $1.5 million in court Monday.

Lashanda Wilder was charged with murder and obstruction. She also was ordered to stay from drugs and guns, as well as her family.

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The family was surprised that Wilder was given a bond but expressed relief that it was too high for anyone to pay it.

Lowe also appeared in court Monday, facing an obstruction charge. Her bond was set at $500,000 and also was ordered to stay away from drugs and firearms, as well as the family. Lowe is due back in court July 9.

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Wilder's two other boys are now in the care of Children Services.

 

[Unalienable Rights]

Bond set at $1.5M for mom accused of killing young son; girlfriend also arraigned

Lashanda Wilder was charged with murder and obstruction. She also was ordered to stay from drugs and guns, as well as her family.

mynbc15.com

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Following Monday's arraignment, relatives of the family spoke lovingly about Martonio Wilder.

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Added cousin Siea Glover: "He was really loved. People really cared about him. He was bright. He was a happy kid. He loved to sing. We all spent so much time with him ... We would go to the park, and I would just love on him. Take him to get haircuts."

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"A lot of her neighbors that live next door had seen things," Glover said. "The people she worked with seen things ... A lot of things happened that didn’t happen in front of us. A lot of things we are finding out now."

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Glover added that while they still love Latasha Wilder, they now have to "sever ties with our family, our own blood, because she has done the unthinkable."

 

[PommyMommy]

JUL 1, 2024

Martonio Wilder's family wants answers from Franklin County Children Services after mother is charged with his murder

Court documents say the coroner found deep neck compressions on Martonio.

www.10tv.com

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Franklin County Children Services confirmed the agency has worked with the family for about two years.

A statement from FCCS says in part, “First, Martonio’s two brothers are safely in the care of Children Services ..."

“Second, our agency and caseworkers first began working with Martonio’s mother Lashanda Wilder and her family starting in May of 2022. A variety of services have been offered and provided to the family over the past two years, including case management,

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Both Lashanda and Lowe have criminal records.

Records from the Columbus Division of Police show officers have responded to the home 13 times since January 2023: three times for disturbances, three times for domestic violence, twice for domestic disputes and once for a cutting/stabbing.

Police had most recently responded to the home on June 20 for a disturbance, eight days before Martonio was found dead.

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[PommyMommy]

JUL 2, 2024

Police release 911 calls mother makes before she's arrested, accused of son's murder

Columbus Police released the 911 calls Lashanda Wilder made Friday telling police her son was missing and she had not seen him since the night before.

www.abc6onyourside.com

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"Please can I get a crew here," Wilder asked a 911 dispatcher. "My eight year old ran away last night. Please, please hurry up."

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ABC 6 also obtained records from the Columbus Department of Public Safety outlining the number of times officers responded to incidents at Wilder's home.

Police were called to there 13 times since January 2023, according to records.

Records show just eight days before police found Martonio's body, officers were at the home responding to a disturbance.

CPD was also called to the home three times for domestic violence, twice for domestic disturbance, and for a stabbing, all within the last year and a half.

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[PommyMommy]

JUL 2, 2024

'Where is my child?' Listen to 911 call from mom charged with killing son Martonio Wilder

Lashanda Wilder, now a suspect in the death of her son Martonio, called 911 Friday afternoon to report the 8-year-old missing.

www.dispatch.com

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Wilder sounds distraught in her first 911 call. She said everyone in her house went to bed between 9:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. the previous night and that they all just woke up about five minutes before she called, around noon the next day.

Wilder said the "back door is wide open" and that Martonio had run away before.

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She added, "He jumped out the window before. He said he hated me."

Twenty-two minutes after the first 911 call, Wilder called 911 asking why police had not responded to her home. The dispatcher told Wilder that officers were sent to her but were responding to an unrelated high-priority call before they could get to her home.

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In November, Wilder reported Martonio's older brother missing at 7:09 p.m. She said he had not been seen since got off the school bus about 3:40 p.m. that day. Police went to the home and spoke with neighbors, who said they saw the boy going to a nearby store around 6 p.m.

Another neighbor returned the boy home about 8:30 p.m. saying he had been at her house most of the afternoon.

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[PommyMommy]

JUL 5, 2024

ABC 6 uncovers new clues into investigation of 8-year old’s death

ABC 6 is getting fresh insight into the investigation into the death of an 8-year old boy found in a trash bag in the attic of his home last week.Martonio Wilde

cwcolumbus.com

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ABC 6 reviewed the coroner's investigative notes, which detail what investigators saw when they found the boy. ABC 6 also heard the 911 call with Latasha Wilder's girlfriend, Johnna Lowe, on the other end telling dispatchers she was ready to talk to investigators and give up what she knew about the boy's death.

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The coroner's report indicated that the boy was found in a cobweb-covered crawl space in the home.

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[PommyMommy]

JUL 5, 2024
Police release bodycam video of initial search for Martonio Wilder before his body was found

The video begins around 12:45 p.m. on Friday, June 28, as an officer meets an emotional LaShanda Wilder outside her home on Olmstead Avenue.