Dayton man indicted for attempted murder; pregnant woman stabbed more than 30 times, police say

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A Dayton man indicted Thursday for an attempted murder charge is accused of stabbing a pregnant woman more than 30 times earlier this month and beating her with a baseball bat, causing critical injuries.

Javon Dariun Owensby Sr., 27, is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court for attempted murder, four counts of felonious assault, one count of domestic violence (pregnant victim) and a misdemeanor domestic violence charge.

Javon Owensby Sr.

Credit: Montgomery County Jail

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Credit: Montgomery County Jail

Dayton police and medics were dispatched around 12:05 a.m. Feb. 10 on reports of a stabbing at the 3900 block of Cornell Woods Drive.

Officers arrived to find a woman at the front door bleeding from her neck and blood throughout the apartment, according to Dayton Municipal Court records.

A man at the scene told police he woke up to his brother, Owensby, beating the woman with a baseball bat.

He reportedly pulled Owensby off the woman and then found a knife on the floor. Owensby fled out the patio doors.

Hospital staff reported the woman, who suffered critical, life-threatening injuries, had more than 30 stab wounds on her neck, head and back, as well as defensive wounds on her hands, according to court records. A small piece of the knife was reportedly lodged in her brain.

Owensby turned himself in to police on Feb. 12. He had cuts to his right hand and palm, according to court documents.

He is held on $200,000 bail in the Montgomery County Jail.

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