April Covington drive-by shooting: NKY men each face five attempted murder charges
Chris Mayhew
Police arrested one man in Covington the day after an April drive-by shooting as he walked down a street three blocks away from the shooting scene while smoking marijuana, according to a police report.
On Sept. 4, police arrested a second Northern Kentucky man who has just turned 18 in connection with the April 2 drive-by shooting in Covington that injured five people.
Dawayne Allen Dixon, 20, of Latonia and Bryce Newborn, 18, of Walton, are in the Kenton County Detention Center awaiting a February 2020 jury trial date, according to court records.
Around 8 p.m April 2, police responded to a reported drive-by shooting in the 300-block of East 13th St., according to an April 3 Enquirer article.
The victims, ranging in age from 18 to 51, were treated for superficial or non-life-threatening injuries.
Newborn, 18, was arrested by Kenton County Sheriff's deputies Sept. 4. He is being held on a $100,000 bond, according to court records.
Dixon and Newborn were indicted by a grand jury Aug. 15 on the five attempted murder charges, and three charges of first-degree wanton endangerment.
Newborn was also charged with receiving stolen property (firearm), and second-degree fleeing or evading police.
Dixon was arrested April 3 at East 15th Street and Wheeler Street in Covington after a foot chase. Bike patrol officers saw Dixon and another man walking south on the street while smoking marijuana, according to the police report. Dixon was initially arrested on charges of second-degree fleeing or evading police and third-degree unlawful transaction with a minor.
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On April 8, police filed additional charges against Dixon of receiving stolen property (firearm) and tampering with physical evidence. Police said Dixon discarded a stolen Ohio handgun into a trashcan at a residence in the 800 block of Montague Road in Covington, according to a police report.
Dixon is being held on a $25,000 cash bond.
A jury trial date of Feb. 5, 2020, is scheduled for Dixon and Newborn in Judge Patricia M. Summe's courtroom.