Simone Biles’s Brother, Tevin Biles-Thomas, Is Acquitted of Triple Homicide Charges Due to “Lack of Evidence”
Update: 12:45 p.m. June 16, 2021
Two years after charges were filed against Simone Biles’s brother, Tevin Biles-Thomas, for his alleged involvement in a triple homicide that occurred at the end of 2019, the case has come to a close for him in the best way possible—according to People, Tevin has been acquitted of murder, voluntary manslaughter, felonious assault, and perjury for “lack of evidence.”
Simone hasn’t made a statement about the matter yet, but Tevin’s defense attorney, Joe Patituce, spoke to CNN after the official hearing concluded on Tuesday. “This was a horrible tragedy. Three families lost three family members and, you know, absolutely horrific. So we understand emotions were running high,” Patituce said. “But today, Tevin Biles was vindicated—what he’s waited to get for the last two and half years.”
Patituce added that Tevin was “innocent of these charges, and today, we were able to see that the state had absolutely no evidence that he was guilty of this offense.”
Update: 10 a.m. September 3, 2019
Simone posted a message on Twitter in the aftermath of her brother’s arrest with the caption, “Still having a hard time processing last week’s news.”
Here’s what it said:
“My heart aches for everyone involved, especially for the victims and their families. There is nothing that I can say that will heal anyone’s pain, but I do want to express my sincere condolences to everyone affected by this terrible tragedy. I ask everyone to please respect my family’s privacy as we deal with our pain. XO”
Original story: 10:10 a.m. August 30, 2019
Literally everyone knows who Simone Biles is. As a multi-Olympic world champion gymnast, Simone’s name has been in our mouths since 2016. But her brother is in the news today for a much less pleasant reason. Earlier today, Tevin Biles-Thomas, 24, was charged with murder in connection to a shooting that took place in Cleveland, Ohio, that resulted in the deaths of three men.
According to a press release from the Cleveland Division of Police and the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office, Tevin was taken into custody last night in Georgia. He has been charged with six counts of murder, three counts of voluntary manslaughter, five counts of felonious assault, and one count of perjury.
Tevin was arrested for an incident that took place earlier this year on New Year’s Eve. A party was apparently being held at an Airbnb in Cleveland, and around 11:30 p.m., an “uninvited group” crashed it. An altercation between the uninvited group and the original Airbnb guests ensued shortly after. Guns were drawn, and a shooting took place at the residence. Three men—Devaughn Gibson, 23, Toshaun Banks, 21, and Delvante Johnson, 19—were killed. Two others were injured.
“The relentless persistence of Cleveland Police Homicide detectives helped secure an indictment in this case,” said Prosecutor O’Malley of Cuyahoga County in the release. “It is through their hard work that we can begin to seek justice for these victims.”
Tevin is on active duty with the United States Army but is now being held at Liberty County Jail in Hinesville, Georgia. His arraignment is set to take place in approximately two weeks on September 13, but it is unknown at the moment if he’ll be extradited and sent back to Cleveland for holding.
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