DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — The two people charged in connection with the death of 7-year-old Hershall Creachbaum Jr. appeared in court on Thursday.
Hershall’s mother, Ashley Johnson, and her boyfriend, Michael Kendrick, are facing multiple charges in connection to Hershall’s death. Johnson is facing an obstruction of justice charge, while Kendrick is being charged with gross abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence.
This comes after police found 7-year-old’s remains hidden in plastic bags along US-35 in July. Kendrick initially reported Hershall missing to police, but later admitted the child had died several weeks earlier, and had moved the body numerous times…