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

[SandyQLS]

Murdered tot Cash Gernon's family blasts dad's girlfriend

My apologies if this has been posted already MOO

Thank you, and I don't think it was already posted. There is a Fox4 news video included. Just after halfway (@ 1:46) the reporter quotes the arrest affidavit, "... an Arlo baby monitoring system..." was in the room where the twins were sleeping. hth

ETA: time stamp and affidavit source

 

[nothinonyou]

when this came out we were told further charges were pending? is that still the case?

 

[iamnotagolem]

Sorry, I based my comment on this:
"Dallas police have since arrested 18-year-old Darriynn Brown on kidnapping and theft charges in connection to the boy's death."
Memorial set up for 4-year-old boy found dead in Dallas | wfaa.com

I'm seeing kidnapping and theft listed in several articles, and kidnapping and burglary listed in others... ? (I see a response shows articles have been updated and burglary is correct -- thanks!)

Dallas County Online Jail Search

This shows what he’s been charged with, another kind member here posted it so I can’t take credit.

 

[MimosaMornings]

Murdered tot Cash Gernon's family blasts dad's girlfriend

My apologies if this has been posted already MOO

That picture below the crowdfund screenshot! Oh - It makes me so sad to see a family with their children sitting outside watching LE searching the tall grass - in their backyard.
How horrifying for the neighborhood.

 

[MsLGinNC]

She sure has the right to talk to the media, I never said she didn't. I don't have any issue with her talking to the media or defending her son. It's her son. When she said he was home all weekend, it was pretty early in the case still and the footage wasn't public yet.

I never even said she lied about him being home all weekend. Maybe she thought he was there all weekend. Maybe she lied. I also have said that I feel terrible for his mother. It's not her fault.

There are no winners in this situation. Neither mother is in a good position right now. I feel for them both and I still find myself wondering what really happened. At this time all we can do is wait for LE to do everything they need to do to clarify this situation.

 

[Inthedetails]

Sorry, I based my comment on this:
"Dallas police have since arrested 18-year-old Darriynn Brown on kidnapping and theft charges in connection to the boy's death."
Memorial set up for 4-year-old boy found dead in Dallas | wfaa.com

I'm seeing kidnapping and theft listed in several articles, and kidnapping and burglary listed in others... ? (I see a response shows articles have been updated and burglary is correct -- thanks!)

That article is not current but several days old. His current charges are on this offical website (which will be updated if more charges are added, changed, etc):

Dallas County Online Jail Search

 

[AgeofAquaruis]

from your link

“The woman has also falsely claimed to be Cash’s Mother and has tried to gain financially from his death,” Seagroves wrote on a ******** page, urging others not to donate to pages associated with Sherrod.

MOO Aunt Patty's is the only fundraising I have seen using Cash's name. I actually went and looked. Haven't seen any by MS. I get that some are angry that she gave the Daily Mail interview. But I guess I don't see how this maternal relative differs much. Sometimes others are the mirror you reflect your own shortcomings on to. JMO

I have. They keep popping up like mushrooms, and don't even bother to spell the victims name right. MOO

 

[iamnotagolem]

There are so many victims in a case like this, Cash & his twin and their mom. Then there is the jogger that found Cash, how horrifying. The neighbors who had police going door to door asking if they were missing a child, can you imagine that moment of horror when you wonder if your kid was where you last saw them? The entire neighborhood wondering if their children are in danger until an arrest was made.

So much stress and sadness.

 

[Arkay]

This lady got left with two 4-year-olds that weren’t hers. Yes, she could’ve and should’ve called CPS and notify them. But what did the biological father tell her about their mother? If she was made to believe that she was abusive, I can see her just keeping the kids.

She has a bunch of teenagers in that house, it can’t be easy to deal with that and two 4-year-olds. Teenagers are so hard to deal with.

My thoughts are all over the place because there are pieces to this terrible story that just ring the alarm, but I do agree with this point of view.

Right now it is literally on film that DB took Cash and came back again, but left before he could harm Carter. He's the suspect. I don't think he was being instructed or that it isn't DB in both instances.

There are a lot of creepy parts to the narrative as we know it so far, the timing of calling 911 and so on, but I am not blaming the girlfriend yet for the poor living conditions. I know she previously lost custody of her own kids before this, as she stated, but there's something to be said for her in trying to make a home for the twins. If she was hooked up with a guy who moved in with his kids and then dumped them, that's a big ask for someone who has four teenagers already.

The room looks shabby and too easily accessible, and I think the youngest kids should be in the interior of the house or in a room facing the front. I think one convertible crib turned toddler bed is too small. But the pictures we see of the boys shows me they are clothed appropriately, they have toys, maybe that's the best she could do at the time.

I also agree she should have notified authorities about the kids being left with her. If LE comes up with evidence that she was instrumental in keeping the bio mom unaware, we will find that out.

What I think is sketchy is if the home video was sold to the DM or any other media, because when money is a factor, motives become suspect.
At this point though, I see one suspect in the kidnapping/murder and then a dysfunctional household perhaps, but no conspiracy.

 

[lalalemon]

I see exactly that. There is a lot of volume of hair underneath the white hoody. And the skin of the kidnapper looks close to the colour of the twins skin. He also moves very, very differently in the two videos.

In the first video twin 2 (I’ll call him T2 henceforth, don’t think we can use his name) walked into the room directly in front of the kidnapper. He didn’t seem afraid the kidnapper was there and was wide awake when his brother was taken but he didn’t react, doesn’t protest, doesn’t go to look for help when Cash is gone. It seems to be a reaction that might be given to someone expected to be there so not out of the ordinary.

It seems very odd if the person would have taken such care to conceal his face the first time, but the second time would make no effort at all. Plus he would’ve had to kidnap Cash, go home with the murder weapon and tissue, wash himself up, change clothes and go back to place the murder weapon in a bin at Cash’s home, have a look at twin 2 (brother) then leave. Makes no sense.

There are reports saying DB came back for twin 2 but was disturbed and went off spooked. DB is totally relaxed and not an iota spooked in the 2nd vid. He walks in relaxed, pulls back the cover a little and says something gently about sleeping. Then smumbles something else like ‘You enjoy your sleep’ (can anyone hear it more clearly?), then ambles off very relaxed. In the 1st vid the kidnapper was noticeably quiet not just verbally, but in movement too. DB in the second video doesn’t try to be quiet at all.

The 2nd vid just looks like a normal person popping into see if a child is awake. Nothing sinister at all. It looked like someone had asked him to ‘Go see if T2 is awake for breakfast’. Not a kidnap attempt.

Also, it’s very unusual for baby monitors to actually record footage. Most are just live stream. That looks more like professional grade CCTV. In the UK where I am that type of surveillance kit, esp. if indoors, is mainly used by people with involvement with certain things. I will leave it at that as I want to stay within the rules.
<modsnip - sleuthing a family member not named as a suspect/POI>

And if I was trying to pin something on someone, I think a young man with documented mental health problems, who has been argumentative and aggressive in the past would be an ideal patsy.

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Also so far DB is on minor charges so I wonder...

Just wanted to chime in on the type of camera.... we have a baby monitor that i'm assuming is very similar to the one used here, it was £20 off amazon..... it connects to wifi, we can view it on our phones, computer, even our alexa show.

It has a motion sensor, but we don't have it on as it fills up our phones with pointless videos of the baby moving her arms etc

We are not involved with 'certain things' just normal parents who like to be able to keep an eye on our baby whilst she sleeps!

I will add, we don't actually have it on overnight as baby is in the room right next to us and we sleep with the doors open, so we hear every noise she makes! We use it so we can see her in the evening when we're downstairs and during daytime naps.

 

[tlcya]

There was a *** set up using Cash’s name, the Dallas Police Department even made mention of it in their press release. Hopefully this link works
Homicide at 7500 Saddleridge Drive

Don't see any mention that MS is behind the unnamed fraudulent ones set up. but honestly, I don't have a dog in the fight. My point is, lots of adults try to cash in (pun not intended) on the death of a little in their sphere and I find it distasteful when anyone does. I prefer when a bank is the keeper of funds so I know they end up going to what they were advertised as being raised for.

 

[Teche]

The twins could not have been enrolled in school unless designated legal guardian or filling out paperwork with birth certificate, immunization records, etc? Don’t know how difficult it would have been in Texas.

The dad lived with the twins, girlfriend and her kids for a few weeks/months before splitting. Maybe the boys were enrolled but the caregiver chose to “home-school” instead.

 

[Purplepixii]

My heart goes out to family & friends affected by this tragedy. That said, I have soooo many questions, starting with "where's the father?" Something's not sitting right with me, can't explain what because I just don't know. I feel there's so much more to come out (& not much of it good)

 

[iamnotagolem]

Don't see any mention that MS is behind the unnamed fraudulent ones set up. but honestly, I don't have a dog in the fight. My point is, lots of adults try to cash in (pun not intended) on the death of a little in their sphere and I find it distasteful when anyone does. I prefer when a bank is the keeper of funds so I know they end up going to what they were advertised as being raised for.

I haven’t seen anything from LE saying she’s involved in fraudulent ones, one of the ones I’ve seen says it’s for her benefit to help with funeral arrangements but she’s not involved in funeral arrangements, the mom is according to the daily mail article.

I haven’t seen that MS herself has initiated a funding page.

I don’t necessarily have any sort of opinion either way, I just had seen the police department comment on it then saw one linked in the comments on the article.

I agree the funding stuff seems a bit tacky but I think so many times they are set up by relatives who are just trying to help and are getting nonstop requests from friends, family and strangers wanting to alleviate the financial burden for the family because they don’t know how else to help.

JMO

 

[Tippy Lynn]

My heart breaks

I've been trying to stay away from following the threads involving children. Yet here I am following each post from the beginning.......

This is one of the oddest cases I've followed for awhile. I can't make sense of it. Hopefully, we'll get some answers soon.

 

[Shamrock1]

I don’t think 4yr olds would be enrolled in public school - that’s pre-school (and public preschool is often limited to children with special needs). 6 is the age when compulsory education begins in most states, including Texas. Texas Education Code - EDUC § 25.085 | FindLaw

Could she have registered the children eventually? I don’t know. Texas requires parent/guardian or someone with “legal control”. Enrolling Your Child

I wonder if bio parents(a) provided something akin to a POA, along the lines of how minor athletes’ parents grant their coaches temporary guardianship (high-level athletes like Olympic hopefuls needing to cross state lines and stay overnight, not Little League). Here’s something interesting: https://www.maldef.org/assets/pdf/txparentsrights690a.pdf

At this point, it seems like non-bio mom/dad’s ex gf did the best she could as a single parent to 6 children and presumably limited finances IMO.

 

[AgeofAquaruis]

I haven’t seen anything from LE saying she’s involved in fraudulent ones, one of the ones I’ve seen says it’s for her benefit to help with funeral arrangements but she’s not involved in funeral arrangements, the mom is according to the daily mail article.

I haven’t seen that MS herself has initiated a funding page.

I don’t necessarily have any sort of opinion either way, I just had seen the police department comment on it then saw one linked in the comments on the article.

I agree the funding stuff seems a bit tacky but I think so many times they are set up by relatives who are just trying to help and are getting nonstop requests from friends, family and strangers wanting to alleviate the financial burden for the family because they don’t know how else to help.

JMO

"Remebering Kash Always" K'Ching SMH. Ka$hing in on an innocent murdered child is disgusting. MOO. Is there no shame? I guess not. They didn't think so many people were following this case. Seeing it all.

 

[MsLGinNC]

I don’t think 4yr olds would be enrolled in public school - that’s pre-school (and public preschool is often limited to children with special needs). 6 is the age when compulsory education begins in most states, including Texas. Texas Education Code - EDUC § 25.085 | FindLaw

Could she have registered the children eventually? I don’t know. Texas requires parent/guardian or someone with “legal control”. Enrolling Your Child

Bio mother didn’t have custody, right? I wonder if bio father provided something akin to a POA, along the lines of how minor athletes’ parents grant their coaches temporary guardianship (high-level athletes like Olympic hopefuls needing to cross state lines and stay overnight, not Little League). Here’s something interesting: https://www.maldef.org/assets/pdf/txparentsrights690a.pdf

At this point, it seems like non-bio mom/dad’s ex gf did the best she could as a single parent to 6 children and presumably limited finances IMO.

I am not certain of how it would work, but I don't think a POA would have done the trick in this case. Guardianship is a tricky thing, especially for minors when both parents are living; even if a parent doesn't have custody, the court would expect them to be located and called in to determine if they can be made responsible for the children. JMO.

 

[katydid23]

I keep seeing the suspect referred to as mentally ill as if it’s fact. Has that been confirmed anywhere? It’s irresponsible to assume we know any of his medical history or try to diagnose him based on a 4 minute video and his charges.

His mother said he was seeing a mental health clinic for support of some kind.

 

[AgeofAquaruis]

His mother said he was seeing a mental health clinic for support of some kind.

Is so,why wasn't he kept somewhere that he wouldn't be danger to the community? If he already had an evading charge. Clearly that shows there is an escape risk. Who was in charge of this,and why wasn't he actually monitored?