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Tevin Biles-Thomas, the brother of gold-medal gymnast Simone Bilescharged with multiple counts of murderin a fatal shooting that left three men dead at a New Year’s Eve party, pleaded not guilty Friday at his arraignment in Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas in Cleveland.
The active-duty Army specialist stationed in Fort Stewart, Georgia, is charged with murder, voluntary manslaughter, felonious assault and perjury, according to a statement from Cleveland police.
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The shooting took place at an Airbnb rental when an “uninvited group” entered the home and “an altercation ensued” between the group and guests, Cleveland police allege.
Delvante Johnson, 19, Toshaun Banks, 21, and DeVaughn Gibson, 23, were killed.
Hours after the Aug. 29 arrest, Bileswrote on Twitter: “eating my feelings don’t talk to me.”
Four days later, Bilesshared on Twitter:
In the past, Biles has publicly expressed fond feelings for her brother, writing on social media how she missed him and wished him luck when he entered the Army in 2014. And in 2017, she posted a smiling photo of the two of them together, noting they looked like twins.
After winning her fourth gold medal at the 2016 summer Olympics, Biles shared withPeoplewhat the support of her family, including her four siblings, meant to her: “My family has always been with me every step of the way. I can count on them to always have my back.”
The mother of victim DelVaunte Johnson, Brandie Johnson, toldCleveland.comafter the hearing: “I don’t agree with a million dollars bond, not for the murder of three people.”
“We’re just trying to find out how to get through this for these babies,” Johnson toldCleveland.comthrough tears.
Biles-Thomas is scheduled for a pretrial hearing on Sept. 18 at 9 a.m.
source: people.com
