Tri-State murder suspect arrested in Tennessee

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - A local murder suspect is currently being held in a Tennessee jail after he tried to avoid being arrested by Springfield Township police, court documents confirm.

According to a Hamilton County complaint, Brandon Dodson, 23, of Goshen, is accused of murdering Nicholas Ledbetter on Aug. 1 in Springfield Township.

An affidavit alleges that Dodson shot the victim multiple times while committing robbery.

After the shooting, police believe another person, Kodi Hibbard, drove Dodson to Clarksville, Tennessee to “avoid apprehension,” the affidavit states.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office in Tennessee confirmed Dodson was later arrested where he is facing an aggravated murder charge.

There is also a Kodi Hibbard listed on the jail’s website as well.

According to Amy Clausing with the Hamilton County Prosecutor’s Office, this is not the first time Dodson has been accused of murder.

Clausing says he was also the suspect in a Norwood shooting that killed a homeless man back in July. However, a grand jury did not indict him in the case, so he no longer faced charges.

The Springfield Township case still has to go before a grand jury, but it is unknown when Dodson will be extradited back to Ohio.

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