TX - Cash Gernon, 4, found dead in street w/multiple wounds, Dallas, 15 May 2021 #2 *ARREST*

[ktgirl]

Looks like this is going to be his defense:

Cash Gernon: Teen accused of kidnapping boy speaks out, says he’s NOT the person seen on disturbing security footage

Ah, the ever popular “Wasn’t Me” defense even caught on camera. I can’t find the “eye roll” smiley on WS on mobile, but it’s appropriate here.

 

[Quilltr]

Feb. Incident?
Quick thought but no time to check atm.
When DB punched G'fa of 2 y/o, was he only 17 y/o then?

If so, would that have been handled in juvie system proceeding?
Maybe was a factor in G'fa's or prosecutor's decision not to press charges?

Just came to mind. Can anyone check DB's DOB? TiA.
Gotta run.

No. He was 18. His birthday is in December. I posted a picture of the arrest record above, with his birthrate on it.

 

[al66pine]

IF This was reported at the time, did CPS look into this? How long would a referral take?
BBM in quote
How utterly confusing... and why does she get to speak on his (DB’s) behalf? What a mess. At the time of the February incident was Cash living there? I assume so, it was just his daddy that left later.

@diggndeeperstill bbm Not sure I'm following the gist of your post.
Re bbm, if what was reported?
The Feb incident, involving 2 y/o & her G'pa and their encounter w DB?
G'pa, reporting it to CPS?
CPS looking into ^ this?
Sorry to be dense about this, would like to understand.

 

[Quilltr]

IF This was reported at the time, did CPS look into this? How long would a referral take?

It was reported and DB was arrested. After the man declined to press charges, DB was taken to a mental health facility, which I'm not naming so people don't call there.

 

[Quilltr]

Additionally, Darriynn's mother Mimi claims her son was at home all weekend and it's not possible that he even committed the crime. "That’s not right at all,” said Mimi Brown, mother of the suspect. “I know my son is traumatized. I know he’s scared, because I’m scared.”

Brown is a patient of Metrocare Services that provides mental health care to children and adults, the mother said. "Darriynn is very kind,” she said, mentioning how Brown helps take care of his several young cousins at home. “I feel that he’s being framed," she shared.
Darriynn Brown has not been charged for Cash Gernon's murder, his mom says he was 'home all weekend'

Nobody will ever convince me this mother was unaware of the February incident where her son broke into a grandfather's home and snatched up a toddler. So her statements made on his initial arrest are even more ludicrous and inflammatory to me. I'll say it again. Denial isn't just a river in Egypt.

She was aware. She spoke to the grandfather and thanked him for not pressing charges.

 

[iamnotagolem]

Could she have dissuaded the neighbor from calling LE because her boyfriend was hiding from the law and she didn't want LE around her house?

jmo

Except I think his warrant was issued March 26

 

[Linda7NJ]

The homeowner told FOX 4 the only reason he didn't press charges at the time of the attack is because a woman who lived a few doors down asked him not to, saying Brown was suffering from a mental episode. She also told him brown sometimes stayed with her.

That woman lived at the same home where, months later, 4-year-old Cash Gernon would be taken from and allegedly killed by Brown.
18-year-old accused in 4-year-old Dallas boy's death allegedly grabbed another toddler in February

curiouser and curiouser

So he was very familiar with the layout of the house.

The incident with DB allegedly grabbing a grandchild on the same block occurred in February. It's pretty obvious that the accused is not mentally sound, and MS was also aware he was not well.

I'm curious when MS decided that DB should be barred from her home. I recall she cited her daughter was afraid of him and he was not allowed inside. I wonder if MS issue with DB coincided with TG's departure from MS home, allegedly end of March, or before?

The relationship between DB and the residents of MS home need further inquiry. So many unanswered questions...

MOO

Sounds to me like she was a sucker for stray kids

 

[iamnotagolem]

IF This was reported at the time, did CPS look into this? How long would a referral take?
BBM in quote
How utterly confusing... and why does she get to speak on his (DB’s) behalf? What a mess. At the time of the February incident was Cash living there? I assume so, it was just his daddy that left later.

I believe the grandfather/granddaughter abduction incident took place February 8 and Trevor showed up with the kids February 14 and Trevor “left” March 26 when the warrant was issued.

 

[al66pine]

CPS?

IF This was reported at the time, did CPS look into this? How long would a referral take?
BBM in quote
How utterly confusing... and why does she get to speak on his (DB’s) behalf? What a mess. At the time of the February incident was Cash living there? I assume so, it was just his daddy that left later.

@diggndeeperstill bbm Not sure I'm following the gist of your post.
Re bbm, if what was reported?
The Feb incident, involving 2 y/o & her G'pa and their encounter w DB?
G'pa, reporting it to CPS?
CPS looking into ^ this?
Sorry to be dense about this, would like to understand. TiA.

 

[iamnotagolem]

Ah, the ever popular “Wasn’t Me” defense even caught on camera. I can’t find the “eye roll” smiley on WS on mobile, but it’s appropriate here.

I mean be honest, every thing we’ve seen from Monica & Kameron? I worry if DB acted alone that the defense team has how many interviews from them to use? I 100% believe DB is on the surveillance both times but you could convince me pretty easily the MS & or KM were involved in the death.

 

[alwaysonmymind]

Not sure if this has been posted
Defense attorney Heath Harris quoted in new Dallas News article-
~snip~
The world is basically prejudicing this whole community by saying, ‘That’s him,’” Harris told The Dallas Morning News. Brown and his lawyer have not previously commented publicly on the case.

In the video the caretaker gave to theDaily Mail, a man is seen standing over the twins as they slept before swiftly carrying Cash from the bed shortly before 5 a.m. Dallas Police Lt. Carrie Wise said Brown will face a capital murder charge after evidence testing is complete.


Heath Harris, Brown’s defense attorney, said Brown told him that is he not guilty of breaking into the house and taking Cash, or of killing him.

“This is not an open and shut case. Even if you believe that’s [Brown] on the video, it doesn’t mean he killed the kid,” said Harris, who added that he’s only seen the video online and has not received it from police or prosecutors.

Harris said he has not yet received any evidence in the case. He has visited Brown in jail and spoken with his family. Harris said he will request a mental health evaluation and anticipates there will be proof of a serious mental disorder. Harris did not provide any details.
~snip~ Man accused of kidnapping Cash Gernon argues he’s not the man seen in video, lawyer says

 

[Proudnanny]

I know I've said she did the best she could for these boys,but the more I read I think their living situation was terrible and to read she had that evil person staying in her house I don't know what to think I still believe she wished no harm to come to sweet Cash, I just wish some one had reported the earlier kidnapping attempt because if they had we might not be here discussing sweet Cash at all. MOO

 

[helpfulcharlie]

Not sure if this has been posted
Defense attorney Heath Harris quoted in new Dallas News article-
~snip~
The world is basically prejudicing this whole community by saying, ‘That’s him,’” Harris told The Dallas Morning News. Brown and his lawyer have not previously commented publicly on the case.

In the video the caretaker gave to theDaily Mail, a man is seen standing over the twins as they slept before swiftly carrying Cash from the bed shortly before 5 a.m. Dallas Police Lt. Carrie Wise said Brown will face a capital murder charge after evidence testing is complete.


Heath Harris, Brown’s defense attorney, said Brown told him that is he not guilty of breaking into the house and taking Cash, or of killing him.

“This is not an open and shut case. Even if you believe that’s [Brown] on the video, it doesn’t mean he killed the kid,” said Harris, who added that he’s only seen the video online and has not received it from police or prosecutors.

Harris said he has not yet received any evidence in the case. He has visited Brown in jail and spoken with his family. Harris said he will request a mental health evaluation and anticipates there will be proof of a serious mental disorder. Harris did not provide any details.
~snip~ Man accused of kidnapping Cash Gernon argues he’s not the man seen in video, lawyer says

Paraphrased: I haven't seen any evidence, but he didn't do it, and even if he did, he's obviously looney-tunes and I can prove it.

 

[diggndeeperstill]

CPS?
@diggndeeperstill bbm Not sure I'm following the gist of your post.
Re bbm, if what was reported?
The Feb incident, involving 2 y/o & her G'pa and their encounter w DB?
G'pa, reporting it to CPS?
CPS looking into ^ this?
Sorry to be dense about this, would like to understand. TiA.

I thought it was unclear whether it (the feb incident) was actually reported to LE. I’m not sure that the grandfather should be allowed to make the decision to press charges. AND if LE knew of the incident but he didn’t want to press charges, I think CPS should have been notified.

 

[everybodhi]

Besides the revelation in this Fox4 News article that a woman who lives at the house where Cash stayed talked the grandpa out of pressing charges against DB and defended DB’s actions because of his mental disability, telling grandpa, he [DB] “needed help”, and also he “sometimes stayed at her home”, there is something else curious.
DB was looking for his girlfriend, I wonder if she lived at the house where grandpa lived or was there some other reason DB thought she was there? Was DB’s girlfriend the mother of the 2 year old?
Did grandpa know DB?
It seems like a fairly close-knit community. jmo
“Brown grabbed a kitchen knife and said he wasn’t going to leave until he found his girlfriend. The homeowner managed to get Brown out of the house and told him his girlfriend was not there, the police document states.
18-year-old accused in 4-year-old Dallas boy's death allegedly grabbed another toddler in February

 

[everybodhi]

I thought it was unclear whether it (the feb incident) was actually reported to LE. I’m not sure that the grandfather should be allowed to make the decision to press charges. AND if LE knew of the incident but he didn’t want to press charges, I think CPS should have been notified.

Wasn’t he 18 in February and an adult?

 

[Gibbo214]

What can we post about DB’s home life and at least his mother ?
His mom’s real name? Is that ok? She is not Mimi Brown. I think he was born in Kansas.
If he can’t sign his name, how is it he has an Instagram account registered?
Was the April 27 evading arrest removed, too?

As far as I know, you do not physically sign for online accounts.

 

[Scoutce]

The homeowner told FOX 4 the only reason he didn't press charges at the time of the attack is because a woman who lived a few doors down asked him not to, saying Brown was suffering from a mental episode. She also told him brown sometimes stayed with her.

That woman lived at the same home where, months later, 4-year-old Cash Gernon would be taken from and allegedly killed by Brown.
18-year-old accused in 4-year-old Dallas boy's death allegedly grabbed another toddler in February

curiouser and curiouser

One thing I don’t understand about Monica talking the grandfather out of pressing charges. How did she know it happened or have time to intervene? Wouldn’t you call 911 the second the intruder is out of your house? It’s not something you sleep on… This doesn’t make sense.

 

[Gemmie]

Wasn’t he 18 in February and an adult?

Yes.

 

[al66pine]

Per DB's Atty?
Is "the world"* responsible for "basically prejudicing this whole community," or could it be a specific something, like a home surv. vid of DB provided to MSM?

Unless atty Heath Harris has Houdini-like powers to prevent this vid from being introduced into evd & shown at trial, I'm not sure whether seeing this vid now will prejudice the community from which the jury is drawn. IDK, could be, my2ct.

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* “The world is basically prejudicing this whole community by saying, ‘That’s him,’” Harris told ..." Harris also said "Brown told him that is he not guilty of breaking into the house and taking Cash, or of killing him... he will request a mental health evaluation and anticipates there will be proof of a serious mental disorder." bbm
Man accused of kidnapping Cash Gernon argues he’s not the man seen in video, lawyer says dallasnews.com May 28