Victim's fiancee tearfully recounts home invasion

MANSFIELD - As he lay dying, Parnell Webb told his fiancee he loved her.

Shamille Chapman tearfully recounted the story Friday on the fourth day of the trial of Marcelluis Luckie and Christen Ramirez in Richland County Common Pleas Court.

Luckie, 43, and Ramirez, 36, are charged with two counts of aggravated murder, four counts of kidnapping, aggravated burglary and robbery — all with firearm and repeat violent offender specifications — and tampering with evidence.

The charges stem from a June 2015 home invasion at 222 E. Second St. in which Webb was stabbed 25 times.

Chapman was asleep on the couch with the couple's 10-month-old daughter when she said she found two men were standing over her.

She said the taller man demanded to know where they could get the money and the dope.

"I told him I don't have anything like that in here," Chapman said.

She added the taller man held a gun in her face, while the shorter man had a crowbar up his sleeve.

Prosecutors allege the taller man is Luckie and the shorter man is Ramirez.

During the encounter, Chapman's 16-year-old son was upstairs. The burglars had her summon him and demanded she call Webb.

Chapman told Webb she needed help with the baby. She said the burglars got tired of waiting and warned her not to tip him off or they would hurt her.

She said the shorter one took about $140 cash from her. The taller man wanted more, saying they weren't from Mansfield.

"He said, 'I can't go home with nothing and be the laughingstock of town,' " Chapman said. "I swear they were in my house forever."

While they waited for Webb to get home, the taller man hid. The shorter man took Chapman's teenage son to the kitchen, where he used a cord and T-shirts to hogtie him.

In a dramatic moment, Chapman got on the floor in front of the jury and demonstrated how her son looked as he was bound, crying as she did so.

When Webb got home, the burglars again demanded money and dope. Webb said he had about $500 and gave it to the tall one.

It wasn't enough.

Chapman said the short man said they would stay all night until the bank opened. She said they wanted Webb to put a pillowcase over his head and talked about taking the baby.

Webb didn't let it get to that point.

"He let out this growl and he just charged them," Chapman said.

As Webb fought for his life, Chapman grabbed her baby and dragged her still-bound son outside, where she yelled for help.

She saw the short man run down an alley, while the tall one climbed over the fence. She called them an expletive and went to check on Webb.

He was in dire condition.

"He was rolling back and forth on the carpet at the front door," Chapman said. "He was talking. I remember taking off his jacket, and he had wounds on his back.

"They had cut my baby."

Chapman broke down on the stand. In the gallery, a number of Webb's loved ones became emotional, too.

Chapman said she was screaming for medical personnel, but police had to make sure the scene was safe before they entered.

Prosecutor Bambi Couch Page asked Chapman how many stab wounds Webb had.

"It was so many," she said.

Chapman said the home had an alarm system, but it wasn't activated.

In a second case, Luckie and Ramirez are charged with aggravated burglary and two counts of aggravated robbery, both with gun specifications. Ramirez also is charged with a misdemeanor count of injuring animals in connection with a dog that was shot.

Luckie is facing a complicity count on that charge.

The incident happened at 225 Greenlawn Ave. two days before the homicide.

Jason O'Neal finished his testimony Friday after a contentious cross-examination by defense attorney Bernie Davis.

O'Neal testified about the Greenlawn Avenue incident, which happened at his girlfriend's house while he was present. He and Davis sparred over a series of questions.

O'Neal said he remembered the tattoo on the assailant's left hand and the man's voice when he encountered Ramirez two days later.

O'Neal said he would never forget the tattoo, but could not describe it when Davis asked.

"It's a large tattoo," O'Neal said.

When O'Neal encountered Ramirez on Granite Street, he severely beat him until his pacemaker went off and shocked him.

"You would have killed him?" Davis asked.

"Maybe," O'Neal replied.

When the trial resumes Monday before Judge Brent Robinson, Chapman will continue on direct examination with Couch Page before Davis and fellow defense attorney Bob Whitney get to cross-examine her.

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