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Carlock indicted on murder charges

STEUBENVILLE — A city juvenile who was bound over to adult court in connection with the fatal shooting of Dylan Monroe, 18, of Toronto on Aug. 18, was indicted Monday by the Jefferson County Grand Jury.

Ka’Saun Carlock, 15, of Steubenville was indicted on one count of murder with a firearm specification, one count of aggravated robbery with a firearm specification and one count of tampering with evidence.

Jefferson County Juvenile Judge Joseph Corabi last week ruled that Carlock was to be bound over to the adult court.

Monroe was riding in a vehicle stopped in the 500 block of North Seventh Street in Toronto when he was shot twice.

Ronald K. Workman of Toronto, the fiance of Monroe’s mother, testified in juvenile court during a prior hearing that he was driving Monroe to a location where Monroe was going to sell a small bag of marijuana to two friends. Workman said Monroe told him to stop on North Seventh Street and three males approached the car.

Workman said Monroe held up the bag of marijuana and set it on his lap. Workman said the car window next to Monroe was halfway down. Workman said he heard two gunshots. Monroe was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital, where he was pronounced dead two days later.

Carlock was charged with murder and aggravated robbery, each with a firearm specification, and tampering with evidence. Jacob A. Gill, 16, of Toronto was charged with complicity to murder and complicity to aggravated robbery, each with a firearm specification.

Logan J. Cain, 20, of Toronto was indicted by the grand jury on charges of murder and aggravated robbery, each with a firearm specification, and tampering with evidence.

The prosecutor’s office also has filed a motion to have Gill bound over to adult court. His case is pending while further evaluations are conducted.

Evidence in prior hearings showed the three defendants had planned on robbing Monroe of the marijuana, and that Carlock had planned on using a gun in the robbery.

Corabi, in his ruling, said Carlock was on probation through juvenile court when the shooting occurred, and there were prior efforts to rehabilitate Carlock.

“While (Carlock) has never had any felony charges in juvenile court, this crime still involves the death of another individual caused by a firearm in the commission of a robbery,” the judge said.

Corabi said Carlock fired two shots at Monroe, which demonstrates a “complete disregard for human life.”

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