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

[mpnola]

"Darriynn Brown, 18, is charged with kidnapping 4-year old Cash Gernon and could face an additional charge for the boy's murder. He is also charged with burglary."

Brown and his attorney, Heath Harris, say he’s not guilty on all current charges, despite Dallas police saying capital murder charges are likely coming when the forensic exam is complete.

Just seeing this article. "Could" and "likely". That's the problem. Did DPD say anywhere that murder charges were coming other than at the city council event? Why would they say that? How about we wait and find out? Some media organizations seem to really, really want DB to be the lone person involved in this crime. The attorney says he can "support that DB has schizophrenia". He didn't say "DB has schizophrenia". He may have schizophrenia. It doesn't mean he murdered Cash. His attorney is doing his job, and this story contains one sentence on the matter. It crossed my mind the other day that a severe mental health episode could explain change in demeanor seen on camera. I do not believe that is what happened and bring it up only because the attorney did. The article also mentions that charges are "likely" coming, but at the end says the autopsy report can take up to a month. Subpar reporting. It's possible someone tried to exploit DB's mental health issues. The only person I'm aware of who identified DB in the surveillance footage was MS, and it's her own surveillance footage. DB's attorney knows what he's doing. Even the title of the article is misleading IMO. Attorney did not say "DB is schizophrenic". Attorney did say that he doesn't believe it's DB on video. That could have been the title of the article. Justice for CG.

Just to reiterate the actual information from police...

Video shows 4-year-old Cash Gernon taken from his bed before killing (dallasnews.com)

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Brown is jailed on suspicion of kidnapping and burglary. Lt. Carrie Wise told more than 100 community residents who demanded answers Monday that police will bring a capital murder charge against Brown, too, once they get forensic evidence back in two or three weeks. Chief Eddie García was also there to answer residents’ questions.
“There is no doubt who took him, and as soon as I get the lab report back there will be no doubt who killed him,” Wise said during a community meeting hosted by City Council member Casey Thomas at the Park in the Woods Recreation Center.

The video shows the intruder return about 7:30 a.m. He lifted the blanket and Cash’s twin moved. The man walked around the room before leaving.

“God’s grace saved” the brother, Wise said.

Police also sought to dispel rumors about the case. Brown is the only person police believe was responsible for the killing, Wise said, referring to incorrect speculation that a second person was involved. There were also rumors that Brown was wearing an ankle monitor, but they were wrong, Wise said. Brown was previously arrested on a charge of evading police, but he had been freed from jail on a personal recognizance bond, and an ankle monitor was not a condition of his release, she said.


Brown knew the child’s caregiver, Monica Sherrod, and her teenage son, Wise said. Brown broke into the house through a back door near the boys’ bedroom while the rest of the occupants of the house slept on the other side of the house, Wise said.
~snip~

 

[Knox]

Sorry I haven't been able to keep up with this case. Is the motive known?

 

[mpnola]

Sorry I haven't been able to keep up with this case. Is the motive known?

No. But it seems he was threatening other families and even attempted another kidnapping. I think it was just related to a child, rather than specifically targeting Cash. That's just my opinion. There also seems to be some mental health things going on.

 

[al66pine]

DNA Testing Results?

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And for crime scenes, complex analysis takes about 60 hours according to this reputable source link below ; granted that would assume staffing and other issues don’t arise. But still 1 month seems excessive. I guess part of time involved would depend on priorities....PATC Articles- DNA Testing Timeline

@Curiosa20 sbm bbm Thanks for link to PATC article* which was interesting reading. I learn something every day here.

The author's example described the DNA analysis process and estimated approx 60 hrs timeline as applicable to a relatively straightforward case. Iiuc, her timeline also assumed -
- one DNA analyst could work only that case,
- that analyst could work non-stop 24/7,
- a reviewing analyst could immed'ly conduct tech. review, taking ~ 3 hrs, and
- another employee could immed'ly conduct admin review, ~ 30 min.

Per article, a DNA analysis could be completed in 60 hrs, which is 12 hrs or a half day longer than the two days (48 hrs) time your post mentioned.
As you also noted, staffing issues & priorities also affect completion time. Ditto backlog of cases.

It would be great if DNA analysis could be done in one or two days in all cases, but personally I'd hesitate to bet money on all the stars aligning at the right time to make that happen in this case while DB is being held in jail on other charges. My2ct, could be wrong.
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* "The following are routine tasks that take place during and between the technical steps in DNA analysis....
"Total Time Spent on Case: 54 hours 15 minutes.
"Conclusion... Obviously, this time-line is a rough estimate of how long it would take to analyze a relatively straightforward case based on my experience in the laboratory.
54 hours and 15 minutes. Along with the other tasks mentioned earlier—cleaning, documentation, and quality control—it is probably closer to 60 hours." bbm sbm
PATC Articles- DNA Testing Timeline

 

[Curiosa20]

Just to reiterate the actual information from police...

Video shows 4-year-old Cash Gernon taken from his bed before killing (dallasnews.com)

~snip~
Brown is jailed on suspicion of kidnapping and burglary. Lt. Carrie Wise told more than 100 community residents who demanded answers Monday that police will bring a capital murder charge against Brown, too, once they get forensic evidence back in two or three weeks. Chief Eddie García was also there to answer residents’ questions.
“There is no doubt who took him, and as soon as I get the lab report back there will be no doubt who killed him,” Wise said during a community meeting hosted by City Council member Casey Thomas at the Park in the Woods Recreation Center.

The video shows the intruder return about 7:30 a.m. He lifted the blanket and Cash’s twin moved. The man walked around the room before leaving.

“God’s grace saved” the brother, Wise said.

Police also sought to dispel rumors about the case. Brown is the only person police believe was responsible for the killing, Wise said, referring to incorrect speculation that a second person was involved. There were also rumors that Brown was wearing an ankle monitor, but they were wrong, Wise said. Brown was previously arrested on a charge of evading police, but he had been freed from jail on a personal recognizance bond, and an ankle monitor was not a condition of his release, she said.


Brown knew the child’s caregiver, Monica Sherrod, and her teenage son, Wise said. Brown broke into the house through a back door near the boys’ bedroom while the rest of the occupants of the house slept on the other side of the house, Wise said.
~snip~

About the hypothesis and preliminary charges so passionately reiterted by Lt Wise. She and her colleagues and brand new chief of police went out there to calm folks down and yes, she came across like a real crime busting tough cookie, that’s for sure. But attributing the crime to an inexplicable evil act, that she’s sorry they’re (the taxpaying residents) scared, that she’s scared, too, and worried about her own kids, well does not cut it.
When you get past the drama, all she said was when the labs come back we’ll know who killed him and will file charges.
Bless her heart.

 

[Rbartole]

There's more to that story, if you actually look at it. DB, was only charged with assault on grandfather and Burglary. What happened to attempt abduction? Also in my experience, usually on domestic disputes, you have the option to file charge. At that time and place, when police originally called, I doubt MS, ran down there before police arrived. With the lack of attempted kidnapping, I would assume that child may be DB's.. That the pice treated this a domestic dispute. Also if you look at the pictures, of supposedly DB looking into the gate, the house right behind him is the house that this took place. DB, was brave enough to return. Also where the video that would show his coming and goings that day of the attempted kidnapping. This happened February 8th, man said he pulled the video 10 weeks prior to CG being murdered. This is my assumption, I could be wrong.

 

[katydid23]

He can argue for his client's disassociation from his own self, but that won't fly in court I don't think.

I agree. I don't think you can use mental illness as a defense, unless you were so ill and irrational that you did not know what you were doing.

And he clearly narrates the kidnapping, actually describing what he is doing minute by minute. He will not be able to used his mental issues as an excuse, imo.

 

[Gibbo214]

Sorry I haven't been able to keep up with this case. Is the motive known?[/QU

I agree. I don't think you can use mental illness as a defense, unless you were so ill and irrational that you did not know what you were doing.

And he clearly narrates the kidnapping, actually describing what he is doing minute by minute. He will not be able to used his mental issues as an excuse, imo.

But only someone really mentally ill would do that narration, wouldn't they?

 

[Rbartole]

The police where wrong for saying they are 100% sure that they have the person in custody that committed this crime.
The defense is going to poke so many hole in this for a rush to judgement. They arrested DB, on the affidavits from MS and KM, that it was DB in that video. Police didn't have, as far as I know any evidence saying that's him in the video or even in that house. They relied on those sworn affidavits to arrest DB. So you MS and KM saying it's DB in that video, and DB saying it's not.

 

[katydid23]

There's more to that story, if you actually look at it. DB, was only charged with assault on grandfather and Burglary. What happened to attempt abduction? Also in my experience, usually on domestic disputes, you have the option to file charge. At that time and place, when police originally called, I doubt MS, ran down there before police arrived. With the lack of attempted kidnapping, I would assume that child may be DB's.. That the pice treated this a domestic dispute. Also if you look at the pictures, of supposedly DB looking into the gate, the house right behind him is the house that this took place. DB, was brave enough to return. Also where the video that would show his coming and goings that day of the attempted kidnapping. This happened February 8th, man said he pulled the video 10 weeks prior to CG being murdered. This is my assumption, I could be wrong.

Yes, I am curious too, to know if the 2 yr old is his child. He reportedly went into the home yelling for his girlfriend, 'where is my girlfriend>?' before grabbing the child.

So it makes me wonder if his girlfriend lived there and that was her baby, if not his perhaps?

 

[katydid23]

But only someone really mentally ill would do that narration, wouldn't they?

Yes, perhaps. But it shows he was still rational and knew what he was doing. Didnt he say stuff like 'time to go young man" -Outta your crib, out to da street' It is like he was narrating the kidnapping.

Mental illness is not a defense unless you can prove you had no idea what you were doing was wrong. And he knew because he was sneaking around, trying not to get caught, etc

 

[girlhasnoname]

I don’t think anyone else was involved. Nobody else was working with DB in the 2yr old girl incident. Nobody seen alongside him when he was prowling the neighborhood other nights. It seems very far-fetched to me. Much more likely that either he’s a serial creeper and thief who escalated to murder, or he’s schizophrenic and acted out while detached from reality — or both. But not that he’s been set up, or had a partner in crime. He seems to work alone and there is no obvious motive for anyone else to be involved. JMO

BBM - agree 1000%

 

[Inthedetails]

BBM - agree 1000%

Same. DB is sole culprit, imo.

jmo

 

[Gemmie]

There's more to that story, if you actually look at it. DB, was only charged with assault on grandfather and Burglary. What happened to attempt abduction? Also in my experience, usually on domestic disputes, you have the option to file charge. At that time and place, when police originally called, I doubt MS, ran down there before police arrived. With the lack of attempted kidnapping, I would assume that child may be DB's.. That the pice treated this a domestic dispute. Also if you look at the pictures, of supposedly DB looking into the gate, the house right behind him is the house that this took place. DB, was brave enough to return. Also where the video that would show his coming and goings that day of the attempted kidnapping. This happened February 8th, man said he pulled the video 10 weeks prior to CG being murdered. This is my assumption, I could be wrong.

Brave isn't a word that comes to mind for me. Brazen does (as does stupid). JMO

 

[HaikuMommy]

Yes, I am curious too, to know if the 2 yr old is his child. He reportedly went into the home yelling for his girlfriend, 'where is my girlfriend>?' before grabbing the child.

So it makes me wonder if his girlfriend lived there and that was her baby, if not his perhaps?

I remember an article stating this, and also that DB had a knife at some point in that scenario. Anyone have that link?

 

[SarahW]

I remember an article stating this, and also that DB had a knife at some point in that scenario. Anyone have that link?

it was the grandfather who grabbed a kitchen knife to persuade DB to get out of the grandfather's home. DB came back though, kicking in the door into the house through the garage.

 

[SarahW]

DB did (does) appear to have a knife in his right hand in "return" portion of the baby monitor surveillance tape.

Purportedly there is other recorded video - not released to the public ( which I presume the defense attorney who has been discussed I the thread, is hinting at between the lines, because he hasn't been provided it yet.) on information and belief there was also a camera that caught him entering at the garage door.

 

[Tiff23fr]

I remember an article stating this, and also that DB had a knife at some point in that scenario. Anyone have that link?

The grandfather says he found Brown and told him to leave or he would stab him with a kitchen knife, so he fled. Brown then returned and attacked the grandfather, then snatched the girl from her room and started walking out of the house, it is alleged.


Cash Gernon murder suspect Darriyn Brown 'tried to snatch a two-year-old girl in February' | Daily Mail Online

 

[Arkay]

Also if you look at the pictures, of supposedly DB looking into the gate, the house right behind him is the house that this took place. DB, was brave enough to return

Welcome to Websleuths.

I'm sorry but I'm not following your meaning at all. Some of us believe DB is the sole perpetrator in the kidnapping video and others aren't certain. But I don't think there has been any question that it is DB on the surveillance tape at the neighbor's gate.

I also don’t follow you when you state that DB is “brave” to have returned somewhere. In no scenario is there evidence of DB having done anything brave, IMO. At the LEAST he’s a neighborhood menace. “Brave” would have been if someone else took Cash and DB rescued him and brought him home unharmed. JMO.

 

[HaikuMommy]

it was the grandfather who grabbed a kitchen knife to persuade DB to get out of the grandfather's home. DB came back though, kicking in the door into the house through the garage.

Yes, most articles say this. But I remember seeing one article that stated DB was asking for his girlfriend and at one point had a knife in his hand. Anyone else see that? This article mentions the (possibly nonexistent) girlfriend:
New charges for suspect in Cash Gernon case for separate incident | wfaa.com