Mother charged with obstructing police from investigating her son in deadly drive-by shooting

DAYTON — A local mother is facing charges after allegedly keeping investigators away from her son, who they say was connected to a drive-by shooting.

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Raneisha Newberry, 32, was indicted last week on two counts of obstruction of justice and appeared in court today.

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Documents first filed in Dayton Municipal Court make it clear that Dayton Police detectives believe her son is one of several people involved in the deadly drive-by shooting that killed Jarrick Davidson last month. It’s not clear if her son has been officially charged in connection to the shooting.

Witnesses described a number of people in a car wearing masks and driving down the street before one opened fire. The shots peppered homes and vehicles on the street and killed the 36-year-old father of four.

Police wrote in an affidavit that a homicide occurred in the 2900 block of Louella Avenue and Newberry’s son “was identified as one of several subjects involved.”

Officers claim that they went to Newberry’s home on the night of the homicide and told her that her son was wanted by police. As reported on News Center 7 at 5:00, they claim she was not truthful about when and where she saw her son after the deadly gunfire.

Newberry pleaded not guilty to both charges on Thursday.

News Center 7 checked to see if any potential charges had been filed against the people believed to be involved in the shooting. We were told that there are no current cases consistent with the information we provided.

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