A Tour Of Poor Dayton - McCook Field & Parkside Homes
Interstate 75 is paving through the neighborhood due to the widen of the expressway around the infamous "Malfunction Junction".
And on this tour, we'll find some of Dayton's gems.
Parkside Homes and Love Boutique (aka McCook Theater) are some of the "latest" attractions in this town.
Parkside Homes are low-income townhouses that were plagued by prostitution, drugs and gun violence. China Arnold, the single mom who is accused of placing her daughter in the microwave, lived over in these townhomes. Soon the wrecking ball will come down on these homes and Dayton will team up with Bear Creek Capital to build a retail and entertainment complex.
That leaves Dayton's oldest adult themed complex. The Love Boutique is a controversial building. Many community leaders urged Dayton leaders to shut this business down, to no avail. The Love Boutique is a popular spot for "johns" and kinky couples to find their pleasures. The business has been there for many years and has no plans on leaving anytime soon.
Still on our tour we'll see fast food restaurants, sleezy motels, and abandon buildings. When they start working on the Interstate 75 project, soon change is a coming!
Prosecutor: Ohio Mom Killed Baby in Microwave
Jurors have begun deliberating the fate of China Arnold, a young Ohio mother accused of killing her month-old daughter by putting her in a microwave oven and turning it on. If convicted, she could get the death penalty. (August 28)
Mother accused of killing her baby in a microwave
China Arnold, 28, is being retried on charges that she killed Paris Talley by burning her in an oven. Arnold has pleaded not guilty to a charge of aggravated murder. She could face the death penalty if convicted.
Judge John Kessler declared a mistrial Feb. 11 after he privately heard testimony from a juvenile who said he was at Arnold's apartment complex the night the baby died. The judge declared the mistrial just as closing arguments were to begin but did not reveal what the juvenile said.