17-year-old to be tried as an adult in Dayton double homicide

Montgomery County Common Pleas Courtroom. JIM NOELKER/STAFF FILE

Credit: JIM NOELKER

Credit: JIM NOELKER

Montgomery County Common Pleas Courtroom. JIM NOELKER/STAFF FILE

A teenager will be tried as an adult for a shooting that killed two people in Dayton last year.

Antwain Williams-Barlow, 17, was indicted on 12 counts of murder, four counts each of felonious assault and aggravated robbery, two counts of aggravated burglary and one count of improper discharge of a firearm at or into a habitation.

He’s scheduled to be arraigned on Tuesday in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court.

Williams-Barlow was 16 when he reportedly forced his way into an apartment in the 1700 block of Stewart Street and confronted people inside over money.

Two people are dead after a shooting in Dayton Monday night, Nov. 11, 2024  at the Desoto Bass Courts on Stewart Street. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF

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When Dayton police arrived, they found 29-year-old De’ja Powers shot to death and 24-year-old Antwan McCathron critically injured, according to the Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office.

McCathron was transported to Miami Valley Hospital, where he died from his injuries.

Williams-Barlow was identified as a suspect through witness statements and other evidence. He was arrested on Dec. 18.

“This 16-year-old had no business having a handgun,” said Montgomery County Prosecutor Mat Heck Jr. “Juveniles who commit violent and heinous crimes will be treated like adults; we will hold them responsible for their actions.”

The prosecutor’s office motioned for Williams-Barlow to be transferred from juvenile court, which was approved.

He is being in the Juvenile Detention Center.

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