26-year-old Dairon Howze was involved in a domestic altercation with his ex-girlfriend, Rickkeair Taylor, at her Clarksville Heights apartment on March 5th, 2020. When officers arrived and made contact with Taylor, she stated that Howze had come over and started an argument with her. Taylor told officers that during the argument, Howze put his hands around her neck and started strangling her for a few seconds. Following this, Taylor told her friends, McKaelyn Murphy and Baiylea Gold, who were in the apartment during the altercation, and they confronted Howze. After arguing with Taylor’s friends for several minutes, Howze left. Taylor then informed officers that she and Howze had a history of domestic abuse. However, she added that she had never reported it to law enforcement. When officers spoke to Howze, he admitted that he had gotten into an argument with her but stated that all he did was grab her by her arms.
Two years later, on May 19th, 2022, at Publix on Tiny Town Road, Howze was caught stealing someone’s iPhone 13 Pro Max. When officers spoke with the victim, she said she accidentally left it at self-checkout. Once officers were provided with video footage, they observed a black man, later identified as Howze, pick up the victim’s phone and walk out of the store. On June 8th, 2022, law enforcement received information that an iPhone matching the serial number of the victim’s phone was pawned, and the person received $155. Dairon Howze wasn’t taken into custody for these crimes until August 21st, 2024, when he was charged with domestic assault and theft of property.
