MIAMISBURG — A man has learned how long he’ll be in prison for killing a woman inside her Miamisburg home.
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Dametrius Turner was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison on Wednesday. This came after he admitted to killing his ex-girlfriend, Leslie Ross, last year.
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Ross’ family and friends addressed Turner in court on Wednesday, saying what he did was “rooted in selfishness.”
“When the cell doors close, think about Leslie. When you blink, see her face. I want you to pray for forgiveness and wonder if God hears you,” Teria Carson, Ross’ co-worker, said.
In March 2025, Turner shot and killed Ross, who was a mother of five, inside a home on Golden Arrow Drive in Miamisburg.
Her family revealed on Wednesday that the pair had dated for a year, but that Ross broke the relationship off a week before she was murdered.
“My whole family, like my niece said, have suffered behind this death,” Gwendolyn Springer, Ross’ aunt, said. “But what has brought some resolution to be at peace is the fact that he pleaded guilty.”
Before learning his sentence, Turner told the judge he had nothing to say.
As reported on News Center 7 at 5:30, Turner’s father told our reporter, John Bedell, “On behalf of my family to their family, I’m sorry for their loss.”
Turner has been in jail since his arrest early last March. His first shot at parole will be in 2055, at which point he’ll be in his early 60s.
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