A Dayton man has been sentenced to life in prison for fatally shooting his girlfriend’s ex-husband in front of the victim’s children.
Sterling H. Roberts, 39, of Dayton, was found guilty by a jury in March 2022 of traveling interstate in August 2017 to murder Robert Caldwell, the former husband of his then-girlfriend.
According to court documents and trial testimony, Roberts executed Robert Caldwell by shooting him multiple times in front of his children on August 15, 2017, in Riverside, Ohio.
Caldwell died at the scene. Roberts’ girlfriend at the time, co-defendant Tawnney Caldwell, and the murder victim had an ongoing dispute regarding the custody of their children.
The two, along with four other co-defendants, collaborated to plan, execute and cover-up the murder.
Roberts’ brothers, Chance Deakin and Christopher Roberts; Chandra Harmon (Tawnney’s mother); and James Harmon (Tawnney’s step-father) were each charged in March 2018 and have been convicted of crimes related to the cyberstalking and murder.
Tawnney Caldwell was sentenced in July 2021 to 35 years in prison for interstate stalking resulting in death.
In addition to the life sentence, Judge Thomas M. Rose ordered Roberts to serve the sentence consecutive to undischarged time from sentences in the U.S. District Court in South Carolina and to undischarged time in Montgomery County.
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Key Facts
- State: Ohio
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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