Cincinnati, OH — A 25-year-old Ohio man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after admitting to killing his ex-girlfriend and her 3-year-old son in a crime that shocked Hamilton County.
Desean Brown pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated murder and was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the 2020 deaths of 29-year-old Nyteisha Lattimore and her son, Nylo, prosecutors announced.
Investigators said Brown fatally stabbed Nyteisha on or about December 5, 2020, inside her Walnut Hills apartment. Hours later, in the early morning of December 6, he killed Nylo by throwing him into the Ohio River. Days later, on December 11, Brown placed Nyteisha’s body in a bag and abandoned it on the Purple People Bridge, where it was discovered the following day. Nylo’s body has never been found.
The Hamilton County Prosecutor’s Office said the plea deal spared the victims’ family years of appeals that would have followed a death penalty case. Prosecutor Connie Pillich said, “What Brown did was ruthless, and this plea deal reflects that. This sentence delivers justice for both Nyteisha and Nylo.”
Brown was previously ruled competent to stand trial, clearing the way for the agreement. The death penalty was taken off the table as part of the deal.
Key Points
- Desean Brown pleaded guilty to killing Nyteisha Lattimore and her 3-year-old son Nylo in December 2020.
- Brown was sentenced to life without parole; prosecutors removed the death penalty in the plea deal.
- Nyteisha’s body was found on the Purple People Bridge; Nylo’s remains were never recovered.
The conviction closes one of Cincinnati’s most disturbing double murder cases.