While family fled, stabbing victim held off intruders
Myron Webb died protecting his family.
While family fled, stabbing victim held off intruders Myron Webb died protecting his family. Check out this story on mansfieldnewsjournal.com: http://ohne.ws/1NrAuuj
Kaitlin Durbin, Reporter Published 8:35 p.m. ET June 28, 2015 | Updated 8:40 a.m. ET June 30, 2015
Myron Webb, 38, was stabbed multiple times during a burglary Friday. He died from the injuries Saturday.(Photo: Submitted Photo)
MANSFIELD – Myron Webb died protecting his family.
The 38-year-old was able to get his fiancee, her son and his 10-month-old daughter out of their 222 E. Second Street home before suffering multiple stab wounds during a burglary Friday. Webb died from the injuries Saturday morning.
His fiance, Shamille Chapman, said they fled the home while he tried to fight off the attackers, who also were carrying firearms.
"He did what he did for us to get out of the house," Chapman said. "His number one priority was his babies."
The family thinks more than one person was involved in the attack, though they couldn't provide details about the incident because it is being investigated by the Mansfield Police Department.
Information released by police Saturday said only that the aggravated burglary and felonious assault occurred at 1:36 a.m. Friday and that Webb suffered multiple stab wounds. Police have not publicly identified a motive.
They've been seeking more information to help identify the suspects, and many in the community have answered their plea.
"A lot of people have come forward to talk to detectives about this senseless crime," said Christshanda Webb, Myron's sister.
A rocky history
Myron Webb, 38, was living in this home with his fiancee and 10-month-old daughter when it was broken into early Friday morning. Webb reportedly tried to fight off the intruders and was stabbed multiple times. He died from the injuries Saturday. (Photo: Kaitlin Durbin/News Journal)
Court records show Webb had a history of run-ins with law enforcement dating back to 1995, mainly related to drugs.
For some of the offenses, he served time in prison.
In 2004, Webb pleaded guilty to two counts of trafficking cocaine and was sentenced to 18 months behind bars, which was suspended. He was ordered to community control for three years.
Seven years later, Webb pleaded guilty to amended charges of three counts of trafficking in drugs and one count of trafficking in a counterfeit substance. He was sentenced to four years in prison in 2011.
More recently, Webb was charged in January with fifth-degree felony possession of cocaine and first-degree misdemeanor possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia after an investigation into a stolen vehicle led police to search his home.
Police found $4,500 in Webb's pocket, and in his home, which he said he owned but does not live in, they reportedly found 1 gram of crack cocaine in individually wrapped bags, 3 grams of marijuana, suspected heroin and miscellaneous pills.
Webb also pleaded guilty to possession of drug paraphernalia charges in April but had jail time suspended on the condition he received no other violations this year, according to Mansfield Municipal Court records.
Despite his past, his mother, Lillian Webb, said he'd been trying to turn his life around.
He went back to school and was scheduled to graduate from Beyond Expectations Barber College in January, she said.
He also spent a lot of time encouraging kids in the neighborhood to stay in school and stay out of trouble. He'd pay area kids $10 to pick up trash along the street, family said.
They called him Uncle P, for his middle name Parnell.
"He encouraged kids to go to school and to do something, to be something," Lillian said. "They're taking it very hard that they did this to him."
Lillian Webb holds a photo of her son, Myron Webb. (Photo: Kaitlin Durbin/News Journal)
Webb was very protective of his family, as shown through his final moments.
He was a father of six, ages ranging from 10 months old to 19 years old, and he also had a nephew whom he raised as his son, Lillian said. When she'd babysit his youngest daughter, he'd stop by just to check on her, she said.
Chapman said there's nothing he loved more than her and his family.
The two met at a party, where Chapman refused to give him her number. Forty-five minutes later, he called her. He had connections, he had said.
"We told each other we'd be each others' forevers, so I don't know what I'm going to do," Chapman said.
Webb also had a strong bond with his mother. Nearly every day, he stopped by to read the newspaper and share a cup of coffee with her.
Lillian said she still hasn't processed the loss of her youngest child of four.
"I was by his side from the time I got the call until the time he left us," Lillian said. "The pain and the emptiness and the bitterness. ...We need closure; we need peace. We deserve that."
Anyone with information that would help lead to the arrest of the suspects is asked to call Detective Rich Miller at 419-755-9758 or Lt. Robert Skropits at 419-755-9724.
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