CLEVELAND – Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced that a Cuyahoga County grand jury has returned an indictment charging Aaron Parsons, 36, for kidnapping a double amputee male and the murder of a 23-year-old male in Cleveland.

“Aaron Parsons is a barbaric predator. Judgment day is coming.”

Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley

On February 21, 2023, Aaron Parsons and two males approached the victim, 59 and a double amputee, who was sitting inside his vehicle, near 71st Street and Hosmer Avenue in Cleveland. They entered his vehicle, put a gun to his head, and instructed him to drive his vehicle. While the victim drove, Parsons and the males struck him in the head with their gun. The victim drove to the railroad tracks near Pearl Road and West 25th Street in Cleveland.

Parsons and the two males continued to hit the victim with their gun. They then forcefully removed him out of his vehicle and onto the railroad tracks and stated, “if the cold weather doesn’t kill you, a train will.” Parsons and the males removed the victim’s wheelchair from his vehicle, threw it into the ravine and then fled the scene in the victim’s vehicle, which also contained his two prosthetic legs. The victim called the police and the Cleveland Division of Police responded to the scene. The vehicle was located burned near East 59th Street and Park Avenue in Cleveland.

Aaron Parsons was indicted on the following charges:

  • One count of Attempted Murder
  • One count of Aggravated Robbery
  • Two counts of Robbery
  • One count of Kidnapping
  • One count of Tampering With Evidence
  • One count of Arson
  • One count of Grand Theft
  • One count of Having Weapons Under Disability

On March 24, Aaron Parsons and Danielle Mayne-Hicks approached the victim, 23, under a bridge by railroad tracks near Pearl Road and West 25th Street in Cleveland. They beat the victim and Parsons shot him in the head multiple times. They then fled the scene. The Cleveland Metroparks Police Department and Cleveland EMS responded to the scene. The victim was pronounced deceased on the scene. Parsons was arrested on April 5, 2023.

Aaron Parsons was indicted on the following charges:

  • Three counts of Aggravated Murder
  • Four counts of Murder
  • Two counts of Aggravated Robbery
  • Two counts of Robbery
  • Two counts of Kidnapping
  • One count of Tampering With Evidence
  • One count of Arson
  • One count of Having Weapons Under Disability

Danielle Mayne-Hicks was indicted on the following charges:

  • Two counts of Aggravated Robbery
  • Two counts of Robbery
  • Two counts of Kidnapping

They will be arraigned at the Cuyahoga County Justice Center at a later date.