State v. Ross

William W. Young, Judge.

Defendant-appellant, Michael W. Ross, appeals his conviction in the Clermont County Court of Common Pleas for felonious assault and child endangering.

On Saturday, May 23, 1998, appellant was caring for his two-month-old son, Daven, and Daven’s six-year-old half sister, Kylie Sebastian, at their home at 105 Cardinal Avenue, Union Township, Clermont County, Ohio. The children’s mother, Kimberly Sebastian, was appellant’s girlfriend, with whom he shared the house. Kimberly was working that night, and appellant was to pick her up from work at the end of her shift.

Between…