Hershall Creachbaum Case Update | Dayton News

Dayton News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 13, 2026 · 1m

One year after the horrific discovery of seven-year-old Hershall Creachbaum’s body near the McClure Street Bridge, the case has taken a dark turn: no kidnapping occurred—Hershall was dead for weeks. His mother’s boyfriend, Michael Kendrick, confessed to striking the boy multiple times while drunk. Investigators found the body had been moved repeatedly before being dumped. Both Kendrick and Ashley Johnson, Hershall’s mother, now face serious charges—with Kendrick indicted for murder and Johnson for obstruction and tampering. While a trial date for Kendrick remains pending, the family finds…