SHE WAS JUST DAYS AWAY FROM HER 14TH BIRTHDAY… BUT SHE NEVER GOT TO CELEBRATE! Keimani Latigue, a bright and responsible student at Spring Elementary in Toledo, Ohio, should have been counting down the days to a joyous milestone. Instead, her life was tragically cut short, leaving a community in mourning and a family grappling with unimaginable grief. What makes this story even more devastating is that the prime suspect in her death is her own father, Darnell Jones, a man known to some as Darnell Ogletree or by his Facebook alias, Bone Ogletree. The horrifying sequence of events that unfolded in March 2025 has shaken Toledo to its core, raising questions about trust, safety, and the depths of human tragedy.
Keimani, described by her grandmother Dorothy Latigue as a dependable and caring young girl, lived with Dorothy, who had been her primary guardian. On the evening of March 16, Keimani reportedly called her father, expressing fear about being home alone. Jones later told authorities he had gone to check on her, staying briefly before leaving around midnight. But when Dorothy returned home from an overnight shift on March 17, she found a scene that immediately set off alarm bells. The house was in chaos—furniture displaced, personal items scattered, and the gas stove left burning, filling the home with a dangerous haze. Keimani was nowhere to be found. Her keys, glasses, and phone—items she never left behind—remained inside, deepening the mystery and Dorothy’s dread. “She’s very responsible,” Dorothy later said, her voice trembling with worry. “This wasn’t like her.”
The Toledo Police Department launched an urgent investigation, treating Keimani’s disappearance as suspicious from the start. Family and friends rallied, organizing search parties and pleading for information, but the days dragged on with no sign of the 13-year-old. As detectives dug deeper, attention turned to Darnell Jones. He had been the last person seen with Keimani, and his statements to police were inconsistent, shifting in ways that raised red flags. Surveillance footage later revealed him leaving Dorothy’s home with Keimani that night, without her guardian’s consent. On March 23, authorities issued a warrant for Jones on charges of third-degree felony abduction, signaling a grim turn in the case.
The breakthrough came on March 24, when police discovered Keimani’s body in a vacant, burned-out house on Miami Street in East Toledo. The scene was haunting—her remains found on the second floor of the dilapidated structure, a place that seemed to echo the brokenness of the moment. Her grandmother confirmed the devastating news to local media, her words heavy with sorrow. Keimani’s mother, who had traveled from Cleveland to join the search, collapsed in anguish as officers showed her the body being removed from the house. The community watched in stunned silence, struggling to process the loss of a girl who had been so full of promise.
As the investigation zeroed in on Jones, events took a dramatic turn on March 25. Columbus police located him in the state capital, nearly 120 miles from Toledo. What began as an attempt to apprehend the suspect escalated into a tense confrontation. According to officials, Jones drew a weapon, prompting SWAT officers to open fire. He was shot multiple times and rushed to a nearby hospital, where he remains in stable condition. The encounter marked a chaotic end to a manhunt that had gripped the region, but it offered little closure to those who loved Keimani.
Jones now faces murder charges in addition to the earlier abduction warrant, though details about Keimani’s cause of death remain under wraps pending an autopsy. The Toledo Police Department has stayed tight-lipped about the specifics, noting only that she was found with “apparent fatal injuries.” For Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz, the tragedy struck a deeply personal chord. “It’s hard to put into words just how terrible this is,” he said, his voice reflecting the collective pain of a city reeling from the loss. “This affects the whole community.”
Keimani’s story is one of stolen potential—a young girl on the cusp of her teenage years, taken in a way that defies comprehension. Classmates at Spring Elementary remember her as a quiet but kind presence, always ready with a smile. Her grandmother, still haunted by the disarray she found that fateful morning, clings to memories of a girl who deserved so much more. As the legal process unfolds, the focus remains on justice for Keimani, but the scars left behind will not easily fade. Toledo mourns not just a life lost, but the innocence shattered by a crime too close to home.