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Three teens accused in fight that led to Columbus man’s death

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Three teens have been arrested and charged with the murder of a 53-year-old man, Columbus police said Wednesday. The incident happened around 7 p.m. Dec. 6 inside a bu…

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Three teens accused in fight that led to Columbus man’s death​

by: Mark Feuerborn

Posted: Dec 20, 2023 / 05:32 PM EST

Updated: Dec 20, 2023 / 06:20 PM EST

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Three teens have been arrested and charged with the murder of a 53-year-old man, Columbus police said Wednesday.

The incident happened around 7 p.m. Dec. 6 inside a business in the 3600 block of South High Street. Columbus police said 18-year-old Dionta Davon Hughes, 19-year-old Jamarion Fredrae Evans-Bennett, and a 17-year-old male, all got into an altercation with patrons inside the business. Security staff asked all three to leave as a result.

Outside, Columbus police said a fight began between the three teens and 53-year-old Donald Smith Jr. The suspects then drove away in a red car, and Smith was taken to a local hospital in critical condition. He later died from his injuries on Monday.

On Wednesday, officers arrested Hughes, Evans-Bennett and the 17-year-old, and all three were charged with murder. No court proceedings had been scheduled for Hughes or Evans-Bennett as of Wednesday, according to Franklin County Municipal Court records.
NBC4 does not name juvenile suspects unless police are actively looking for them, or they have been charged as an adult.

 

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53-year-old Donald Smith Jr.

South Columbus father remembered after losing his life following brutal attack outside supermarket.

A father of three who died nearly two weeks after being severly beaten outside a Soputh Columbus supermarkwet being remembered by family and friends.

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Father of 3 remembered after being beaten to death outside supermarket​

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by Steve Levine
Tue, December 19th 2023

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Donnie Smith, 53, died weeks after being assaulted near a Kroger store at the Great Southern Shopping Center on South High Avenue. (Family)

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A father of three who died nearly two weeks after being severely beaten outside a South Columbus supermarket is now being remembered by family and friends.

UPDATE | Teens face murder charges in connection with south Columbus deadly Kroger assault​

Donnie Smith, 53, the father of three, died Monday after he was attacked onabc6onyourside.comDec. 6 outside a Kroger Supermarket at The Great Southern Shopping Center on South High Street.

"Donnie was an amazing person," said Nicole Evans, as she described her partner of 20 years and the father of her 15-year-old son and six-year-old daughter. "He was a great father, he loved his kids, they were his world."
Evans says Smith was grocery shopping with friends when the incident happened.

According to a Columbus Police report obtained by WSYX:

"Three men engaged in an altercation with patrons inside the location. As a result, the suspects were asked to leave by security. Once outside, a physical altercation ensued between three males and the victim."

A witness tells WSYX that Smith was ambushed by the group after he walked out of the Kroger supermarket. Smith was found a short time later by a store worker, brutally beaten near the pharmacy drive-thru.
"They just grabbed him and beat him to death," said Evans. "It was a random act of violence."

WSYX

Smith was taken to a local hospital in critical condition with severe brain injuries.

"It sickening," said Evans, "I don't know how anyone could do that to a human being."

Evans says Smith was a painter, worked construction, and had no insurance.

Family and friends have created an online fundraising account to help his young children during their time of need.

"It's heartbreaking," said Evans. "I want him to have a proper burial for his children."
Columbus police now investigating the deadly beating. No charges have been filed. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call 614-645-4730.

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Judge sets $1 million bond for 2 suspects accused of beating man to death outside Columbus Kroger

Dionta Hughes, 18, and Jamarion Evans-Bennett, 19, appeared before the judge on Wednesday.

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Judge sets $1 million bond for 2 suspects accused of beating man to death outside Columbus Kroger​

Dionta Hughes, 18, and Jamarion Evans-Bennett, 19, appeared before the judge on Wednesday.


Author: Lacey Crisp, 10TV Web Staff

Published: 6:26 PM EST January 3, 2024

Updated: 11:15 PM EST January 3, 2024



COLUMBUS, Ohio — A Franklin County judge set bond at $1 million each for two men charged with murder in the beating death of a man outside of a Kroger grocery store last month.

Dionta Hughes, 18, and Jamarion Evans-Bennett, 19, appeared before the judge on Wednesday.
The two men and 17-year-old Jayden Agee are accused of killing 53-year-old Donald Smith Jr. on Dec. 6 outside of the Kroger located at 3637 South High St.

According to Columbus police, the three teenagers were involved in an altercation with other individuals inside the store and security asked them to leave the store.

Court documents say the teens waited outside of the store and then assaulted Smith, knocking him to the ground. In court, prosecutors said the suspects continued to beat Smith while he was unconscious.

“Witnesses claim that they said you guys know those guys just assaulted an individual and beat the crap out of him. There was more snickering and laughing at that time,” the Franklin County prosecuting attorney told the judge in court.

Hughes and Evans-Bennett pleaded not guilty.

 

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‘Laughing’ Teens Beat Ohio Father to Death Outside Grocery Store, Police Say​

The trio, aged 17, 18 and 19, were allegedly waiting outside the Kroger store for Donnie Smith​

Published 12/26/23 05:12 PM ET|Updated 12/26/23 05:12 PM ET
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Dionta Hughes, 18, Jayden Agee, 17, and Jamarion Evans-Bennett, 19, are all charged with murdering Donnie Smith in Columbus, OhioColumbus Division of Police
Police in Ohio have charged three teenagers over the death of a father-of-three, after they allegedly laughed as they kicked him over and over outside a supermarket, giving him injuries that would later kill him.
Dionta Hughes, 18, Jamarion Evans-Bennett, 19, and Jayden Agee, 17, all faced murder charges in relation to Donnie Smith's death on Dec. 18, according to officials with the Columbus Police Department.
Two weeks before, on Dec. 6, the 53-year-old father was allegedly assaulted at a Kroger supermarket by the trio, who were waiting outside for him after security asked them to leave.

A witness told police that the group were "laughing and enjoying themselves" as they beat Smith. He was left unconscious and bleeding from the head, later succumbing to his injuries.
"Donnie was an amazing person," Nicole Evans, Smith's partner of 20 years, told ABC 6 News. "He was a great father, he loved his kids, they were his world."

She said the group had simply grabbed Smith and beaten him to death in a "random act of violence."
The 17-year-old appeared in court Friday, Dec. 22, with the next court date set for Jan. 16. He could be tried in an adult court, due to the severity of the charges.