Columbus Mother Charged After 3-Year-Old Son Fatally Shot Himself
The mother of a 3-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself in bed Monday morning faced a Franklin County judge on Tuesday.
Carley Dials (29) was arraigned on one count of involuntary manslaughter in the death of her son, Cartier Smith. The boy died at Nationwide Children’s Hospital around 9:51AM Monday.
According to police, Cartier found a gun hidden between a mattress and the wall in his mother’s bedroom and shot himself while on the bed. Investigators say the weapon had been brought into the home by 31-year-old Sean Perrin.
Dials told police she discovered it on the floor before moving it behind the mattress.
MORE: Columbus Mother Charged After “Throwing” Baby
Both Dials and Perrin were asleep when the child found the firearm. Dials was arrested at the scene and booked into the Franklin County Jail.
Perrin, who was wanted for a probation violation and barred from possessing a firearm, was later arrested in Columbus’ Hilltop neighborhood. He is charged with having a weapon under disability.
Bond for Dials is set at $50,000, with a preliminary hearing scheduled for October 2nd. Perrin’s bond is set at $750,000.
- Adelita Grijalva’s Special Election Victory Narrows GOP House Majority
- Rihanna Welcomes A Baby Girl – And The Internet Aunties Are Screaming!
- Diddy’s Former Stylist Files Lawsuit Alleging Sexual Assault And Battery
- Wait, What Happened To The Rapture? Why Are We Still Here? Do I Still Have To Go To Work?
- Time Change: The History Of Daylight Savings Time
- Detainees, Not ICE Agents, Were Injured In Dallas ICE Facility Attack, Despite ‘Anti-ICE’ Message On Bullet Casing
- Group Of White MAGA Morons Kicked Off TSU Campus For Antagonizing HBCU Students With Anti-DEI Nonsense
- Beneath The Brush: Kenya Alexis Is The MUA Behind Your Favorite Celebrity Beauty Beat
- AJ Owens Shooting: Behind ‘The Perfect Neighbor’ Doc And What It Reveals
- Resch’s Bakery Closing Livingston Avenue Shop, Moving to Gahanna
Columbus Mother Charged After 3-Year-Old Son Fatally Shot Himself was originally published on mycolumbusmagic.com
