Suspect Arrested in Silver Meadows Shooting
Dustin Dent was arraigned this morning on a charge of attempted murder of 17-year-old boy.
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A suspect has been arrested in the shooting of a 17-year-old teenager during an early morning incident last Wednesday in the Silver Meadows neighborhood.
Dustin A. Dent, 24, who police refer to as homeless, turned himself in late Saturday evening to the Medina County Sheriff’s Office in Medina, where he was picked up by Kent Police and returned to Kent.
Dent was arraigned this morning in Kent Municipal Court on a charge of
attempted murder. He is currently being held at the Portage County
jail on a $500,000 bond.
Kent Police Capt. Jayme Cole said an investigation led Kent Police to obtain a warrant for Dent’s arrest late last week.
A search of Dent's name in Portage County Court online records show numerous entries dating to 2006 reflecting he has lived in Streetsboro, Bedford Heights and on Anita and Lawrence drives in Kent, which are in the Silver Meadows neighborhood.
Kent Police had arrested Dent on May 12 on charges of having weapons under disability, a felony, aggravated menacing, endangering children and domestic violence.
He was found guilty of the aggravated menacing charge, while the others were dismissed May 18 on a motion by the prosecutor. At the time, Dent's address was listed as 921 Lawrence Drive, Apt. 104, Kent.
He was listed as homeless when arrested again by Kent Police May 26 on a charge of criminal damaging related to the resident of the Lawrence Drive apartment.
His latest court record shows a home address of 9247 Briar Drive in Streetsboro, but police refer to him as homeless.
The teen who was shot several times Wednesday at 782 Silver Meadows Blvd. is recovering.
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Chris (Kit) Myers
6:05 pm on Monday, July 23, 2012
Why were all the charges except the aggravated menacing dropped on the May 12 incident?
It's going to be an interesting trial.
Mars
6:12 pm on Monday, July 23, 2012
I wondered the same thing.
Laurel Myers Hurst
6:21 pm on Monday, July 23, 2012
Probably because it was the worst of the non-felony offenses? I think they usually drop the felony, with a guilty plea, and also drop the other non-felony offenses to minimize the required sentencing that come with the added charges (avoiding piling on penalties per charge). Sound like the judge and prosecutor were trying to give him the benefit of the doubt in the prior incident.
Chris (Kit) Myers
7:11 pm on Monday, July 23, 2012
So he had a weapon for the May 12 incident and he still had one to shoot the 17 year old last Wednesday. Hmmm. It will indeed be interesting to learn what was going on out there in the wee hours of the morning.
Moonchild
9:35 pm on Monday, July 23, 2012
Listen to you guys trying to figure out something that you know nothing a/b....lol Do either of you know Dustin?? It's sad to see people plotting out situations & most of the time they figure the worst while judging & not knowing all the details...
Morgan
9:45 pm on Monday, July 23, 2012
I don't think you have to know someone to be sure that committing crimes is ignorant.
Moonchild
9:56 pm on Monday, July 23, 2012
Never said the crime wasn't ignorant & uncalled for. And no you don't need to know that person to see an ignorant crime. But Chris is commenting on a previous crime and associating it (in a way) with this crime & that's irrelevant to this now..... It's the same things the cops do w/ cases. Each case is a case in itself & that's how it should always be. Previous cases shouldn't have anything to do w/ what's going on now...
Eric I
10:43 pm on Monday, July 23, 2012
Holy crap this kid was my neighbor in aurora and I used to ride bikes and play football with him he moved and now he is killing ppl wat is this world coming to
Chris (Kit) Myers
11:40 pm on Monday, July 23, 2012
Sorry Mr.?/Ms.? Moonchild, but I think you are reading something into my comment that is not there at all. Read again what I said.
I do not know Dustin but there is obviously something going on in his life that is very serious. I have no idea what it is. If you know Dustin and you want to help him, perhaps you might want to tell the appropriate authorities what it might be.
Morgan
7:09 am on Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Criminal history isn't irrelevant, though. It tends to show a trend. And with such an extensive history of similar crimes and charges, it just shows that it's only going to progressively get worse.
Morgan
7:13 am on Tuesday, July 24, 2012
A majority of serial criminals started out with smaller versions of what they've been arrested for. But they get worse. And if you don't cut it off at the pass, more people will be at risk. Especially when there's something so extensive and involving weapons.
Wilburforce
8:32 am on Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Throw away the Key !
Moonchild
12:03 pm on Tuesday, July 24, 2012
It's Ms. & I do agree it's weird all charges were dropped except for the menacing. I do know Dustin & I know he's had a troublesome life (mostly by his choices). I'm not sure what provokes him to do something so extreme but it was his choice he made & he'll def have to pay for it either way. I do know the guy that got shot didn't deserve to get shot but he did deserve an ass whopping tho. It's also not my place to talk a/b it tho either... No matter what he made his bed & he'll have to lay in it. It's a sad situation...
Colleen J
8:55 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012
Is Silver Meadows neighborhhod thd same as the apartments?
Kent4Life
10:23 am on Monday, August 27, 2012
Well my thing is.....What triggered him to shoot this guy? Im sure there is more to the story. Maybe even a self defense situation. Is it possible this 17yr old was a punk? Hopefully both have learned a lesson, which ever that lesson may be.