COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A 19-year-old pregnant woman is dead and a 23-year-old man is in custody after a domestic incident Sunday morning in southwest Columbus.

Columbus police said a text was received by 911 about a domestic violence attack at 7:30 a.m. near the 4600 block of Parkwick Drive. According to court records, the text was from a woman stating that her sister-in-law, Brooke Devinney, was being assaulted by Devinney’s boyfriend, who the texter identified as Devon Blair.

At that scene, officers found Devinney inside the home. She was taken to a hospital in critical condition, but pronounced dead at 8:45 a.m., police said. She was pregnant at the time of her death, with the unborn child being pronounced dead at 8:49 a.m.

“Ms. Devinney was pregnant at the time,” Columbus Police Sgt. Joe Albert said. “This morning, when she was pronounced deceased, found out that she was pregnant, so there might be additional charges stemming from that.”

Police said when officers arrived, the suspect, identified by police as Blair, was seen leaving the home. Officers chased him on foot but lost him. He was taken into custody just before 12:30 p.m. near Cottrell Drive and Cottrell Court.

“Thanks to the alertness and just the overall sheer determination of locating Mr. Blair, one of the patrol officers who was the officer to perform CPR on Ms. Devinney located Mr. Blair about two and a half, little less than two miles away from where the incident took place,” Albert said.

Blair was arrested in December 2023 and charged with felonious assault, assault, domestic violence, and strangulation or suffocation, according to Franklin County Municipal Court records.

According to court records, Blair pleaded guilty to one domestic violence charge and one assault charge on May 16, resulting in strangulation and felonious assault charges being dropped. Court records show he was out on bond awaiting sentencing, but had that bond revoked on May 31 for violating the conditions of the bond.

Devinney also filed a report against Blair on June 13, the result of an incident where the couple was driving the day before when Blair allegedly punched and threatened Devinney, according to court documents. A warrant for his arrest was filed after the report was made. During this report, Devinney told police that she had been previously victimized by Blair, including that he “stabbed her in the past.”

“We see it quite frequently where an offender will re-offend on domestic violence, whether with the same victim or with another victim later on in their life,” Albert said. 

Blair is being held at Franklin County Jail. According to the Franklin County Sheriff’s website, Blair is facing a murder charge for this incident as well as multiple assault and domestic violence charges from the incident on June 12. He is scheduled to appear in Franklin County Municipal Court on Monday.

“[Domestic violence is] an issue that we’re, you know, working with community partners, trying to, but we need cooperation from victims,” Albert said. “I know, I know it’s hard to reach out and, you know, believe that you are a victim. Some people don’t believe they are victims of domestic violence, but this is a tragic ending to a very volatile relationship, it appears.”

If you or a loved one is experiencing domestic violence, visit LSS Choices or call 614-224-4663 (HOME), or the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-7233, text BEGIN to 88788, or click here.

After coming to Ohio State from the Wildcats via the transfer portal ahead of the 2023 football season, the linebacker is back where he signed on to play college football out of high school.

Welcomed the newest members of our family to campus this morning pic.twitter.com/BwfuHsuvmc

— Northwestern Football (@NUFBFamily) June 16, 2024

He chose Northwestern during his recruiting process but entered the transfer portal following his first spring there, ultimately selecting Ohio State as his destination on Aug. 1, 2023.

Glover didn’t play a single snap in a redshirt campaign as a freshman. With Cody Simon, C.J. Hicks, Sonny Styles, Arvell Reese and Gabe Powers all likely cemented in front of him in this year’s linebacker rotation, there was no clear path to the field for Glover in his potential second campaign as a Buckeye. OSU also brought in a talented group of linebackers for its 2024 recruiting class with four-stars Payton Pierce and Garrett Stover.

Glover will have four years of eligibility remaining for use at Northwestern. He is the last of Ohio State’s transfer portal departures to decide on a new school, joining Dallan Hayden (Colorado), Cedrick Hawkins (UCF), Ja’Had Carter (NC State), Enokk Vimahi (Washington) and Kyion Grayes (Cal) in the spring window. 

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Father’s Day is a time to honor the dads in our lives, but sending flowers like you do on Mother’s Day may not be the first idea on your list. 

One florist in Ohio is trying to change the norm. 

What You Need To Know

• Florists across the country team up with the Black Men Flower Project to send flowers to Black dads
• Ayana Crump is the project’s florist in Ohio
• The Black Men Flower Project is all about celebrating Black masculinity

Ayana Crump is the owner of Bloom Boutique 614 in Columbus. 

“I always arrange flowers weekly in my home,” she said, “and I would post them on social media and everybody was like, ‘oh, so beautiful. I love them. Can you make me some of them?’ And I’m like, ‘Wait, I can make money off of this, so let’s do it’.”

As a florist, she partners with the Black Men Flower Project, helping Black dads bloom one arrangement at a time. 

“The CEO and owner of the nonprofit Robert Washington-Vaughns presented the idea to me of the Black Man Floral Project just to say, ‘give black man their flowers while they’re still alive. You know, so many times it’s not until a funeral or a sad occasion when you actually receive flowers,’” Crump said. “I thought it was like the best idea ever.”

Crump is one of the many florists across the country partnering with the project. She arranges and delivers them herself.

Each delivery is a surprise, and Black fathers can nominate one another for a free flower arrangement. Crump said it’s all about celebrating Black masculinity.

“With the history of Black men in America, it’s more depressing than them being celebrated,” Crump said. “So, I just think that just giving them a little something to brighten up their day or to say, ‘hey, you’re seen, we see you, we hear you, we feel for you,’ that just the disparities that you go through day to day, just being a Black man. I’m all for it!”

Meeting the dads she delivers to tops it all, especially on Father’s Day.

To help donate toward the Black Men Flower Project or to nominate a dad for Father’s Day or any time of the year, go here.