A man has been formally charged with the murder of his 34-year-old boyfriend.
Jerome Walker, 47, also known as Jada Walker, was indicted by a Montgomery County Grand Jury on charges including murder, felonious assault, and tampering with evidence.
As News Center 7 previously reported, on the morning of Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, Dayton Police were dispatched to an apartment in the 1900 block of Elsmere Avenue.
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When police arrived, they found 34-year-old Steven Echols injured and Walker allegedly holding a towel to the victim’s neck…