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Prosecutors opened Flynn with mistress texts.
On Sept. 18 in Miami County, openings in Caleb Flynn's case previewed 100,000 texts and 911 bodycam. He has pleaded not guilty, and there is no verdict.
By Crime Talk Network Staff Writer ·
Opening statements preview what the State hopes to prove. They are not evidence, and they are not a finding that Caleb Flynn killed Ashley Flynn. On Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, in Miami County, Ohio, prosecutor Paul Watkins told jurors the State will offer more than 100,000 text messages with a longtime mistress, including alleged lines about wanting Ashley dead and “Actions will come tomorrow” tied to Feb. 16. Flynn, a former American Idol contestant, has pleaded not guilty to murder in the February Tipp City shooting. The jury still has to decide after proof, not after openings.
The defense says the missing gun leaves reasonable doubt. That is a theory for the box, not a finding that an unknown shooter did it. Bodycam from the night of the 911 call was also played. Video of a call is evidence the clerk received. An opening line about texts is a prosecutor telling the panel what he intends to offer later.
As of Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, the case is in openings, not in deliberations. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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Nathan Lee Lowe pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, and the court sentenced him to life without parole.
A guilty plea and a life term are the judgment on the counts he admitted. They are not a jury verdict, and the public accounts still do not name a weapon or a medical cause beyond trauma. WACB’s plea story says deputies found “obvious severe trauma.” WHKY, carrying that story, says “severe trauma.” The Taylorsville Times, citing Sheriff Chad Pennell the day after the 2024 arrest, said “apparent trauma” and listed Lowe’s age then as 39. The plea coverage lists him as 41.
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Reporting noted by WACB, WHKY, and Taylorsville Times.
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A Marion County jury convicted Roderick Watson Jr., and the judge sentenced him to life.
A life term after a guilty verdict is the judgment on that count. It is not a second look at the self-defense claim the jury rejected. The State Attorney's Office says deputies found four gunshot wounds. Law & Crime, citing the arrest affidavit, says six. The office's release places the school "in Citrus." WFTV places it in Citra. The name on the office's release is Jaurez. Three other outlets spell it Juarez.
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Reporting noted by Fifth Judicial Circuit State Attorney's Office, WFTV, WCJB, and Law & Crime.
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Judge Morgan sentenced Dylan Cody Lamb to life for killing Nadyne Marie Tillman.
Friday's order is the sentence on an August jury verdict. Keys News, citing the State Attorney's Office, reported life without parole plus two five-year terms that run together. Keys Weekly reported the verdict as second-degree murder, false imprisonment, and tampering with evidence. The Miami Herald's conviction story called one of those counts kidnapping. The judgment Keys News reported Friday used the false-imprisonment label.
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Reporting noted by Keys News, Keys Weekly, Miami Herald, NBC 6 South Florida, Monroe County State Attorney's Office, and Monroe County Sheriff's Office.