Groves Trial Day 4 - Daniel Groves Takes to the Stand

A mother and father in Scioto County, Ohio stand trial in the death of their infant son. Young Dylan Groves was found dead 30 feet down a well last year, prosecutors said. Authorities blame the boy’s parents-mother Jessica Groves, and father Daniel Groves-for what happened. The defendants are charged with aggravated murder, murder, kidnapping, endangering children, tampering with evidence, interference with custody, gross abuse of a corpse, and four counts of felonious assault.
Problems stemmed right from Dylan’s day of birth on January 10, 2019. The boy was born with drugs in his system, authorities claim. Daniel Groves later got the child back after showing that he followed regulations, but the defendant allegedly started missing important dates, including court dates and doctor’s appointments.
Investigators claim that both defendants bolted on a four-wheeler when authorities dropped by the home for a checkup on May 20, according to WLTW. Deputies obtained a search warrant, got Jessica Groves to give herself up quickly, but Daniel Groves was only arrested after a six-hour standoff. Authorities said they found $42,000 of stolen items at the residence, and later found the late infant in a well.
Deputies said Dylan Groves didn’t even make it to a full three months of age. They claim there’s evidence showing he’d been dead since March.
How Baby Dylan Was Found In the Well:
A coroner determined that the victim had been slain. The child sustained several bone fractures, had been wrapped in plastic bags with duct tape, then put in milk crates that were wrapped in chains, and other bindings, according to WSAZ. The crates were weighted down with rocks and a weight, authorities said. As in his birth, Groves died with drugs in his body, according to the coroner. This allegedly included methamphetamine.
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[@alixhice]

Dylan was murdered because he cried excessively because he was born drug addicted. An innocent punished for his mother’s crimes against him. WTF is wrong with this world.

[@kimmorgan7380]

I dont think a shoplifting charge is the elephant in this room

[@heatherchiuffo5375]

I know these "monsters" were wrong, but when is CPS going to start being held accountable? This is ridiculous

[@sarahmorley1031]

If only Dylan had been able to stay with his Foster mummy, Andrea Bowling. He would be a healthy, happy and truly loved little boy right now 💙🕊💔

[@zodiacxbitch5470]

Every person involved with putting Dylan back in the hands of these monsters should be investigated.

[@jdodd2798]

Just in my opinion, she keeps crying, but I don't believe she is crying for Dylan - I think she's crying because they got caught.

[@ericawaterman5485]

He admitted to seeing her hit/slap their newborn baby and did nothing!! After that (arguably well before) it should have been GAME. OVER. Period. There is zero excuse, zero justification and zero reason for EVER striking a newborn baby. And he said “yes I saw that but it wasn’t enough to cause those injuries” disgusting and total negligence in every way 😡

[@mujer579]

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[@drdmom9700]

I think social services should be up there on trial with them.

[@dinahk4873]

The baby should have never , ever left the hospital with a drug addict...

[@benitasmith2840]

I'm so happy Daniel and Jessica decided to testify. They really showed their true colors and we and the jury saw thru their lies. They deserve the same amount of compassion as they showed their baby boy which is zero.

[@emilysawyer8359]

I've had two broken ribs and the pain was pretty bad. Poor baby Dylan, so much pain and nobody to comfort him 😭

[@melanieb2132]

The baby weighed 4.5 lbs at 2 months, and the CPS worker didnt take him with her?

[@paytonwilliams6519]

A couple hours after a social worker visited him he died ?! These social workers need punishment they're literally not examining children not following their guts and failing kids !!!

[@rachaeleastman2239]

This guy is unbelievable. He knows exactly what happened. Disgusting waste of life. CPS needs to be investigated for sure. They failed that baby.

[@Amy-rh7gl]

Disgusting how organisations that are meant to protect children, fail them so miserably!!!

[@beckydennis6591]

I'm so glad he testified! He put the final nail in his coffin. What a complete idiot. The Foster mother is the only one who did not fail that precious baby.

[@healthyscents]

My husband would notice a mosquito bite on our children! This is sickening! I feel nauseous everytime he opens his mouth to lie.

[@debrascott8492]

This precious infant baby was brutalized. The baby should NEVER have left the hospital with these parents, especially giving the Mother daytime visits supervised by the husband. Children's Protective Services failed this baby miserably as they do with so many cases. There is so much guilt in this case - just unbelievable.

[@donnag602]

I cannot wrap my head around how many people failed this child🤬 in my opinion they should all be held accountable!!!!