Man Suspected of Murdering 2-Year-Old Boy Is Caught 5 Years Later Wearing a Wig: ‘You Can Run, but You Can’t Hide’ By Raven Brunner

An Ohio man wanted in connection to the 2020 death of a toddler has been arrested five years later in Massachusetts.

Dioblis Williams, 25, was caught in the downtown area of Framingham on Wednesday, Aug. 27, around 8:30 a.m. local time, according to a news release from the Framingham Police Department (FPD).

Williams is accused of murdering Jamir Jones, a 2-year-old boy who was found unconscious five years ago in a bathtub in Columbus, Ohio.

Police said they spotted Williams wearing a wig before they arrested him.

Police officer Andrew Lewis was in the area to attend a briefing with the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) and the Massachusetts State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section (VFAS) about their attempt to arrest Williams, as he was believed to be in the city. 

Lewis, police said, noticed two individuals walking on the sidewalk, one of whom “appeared to be wearing a wig.”

“Officers observed the individual and came to the determination that the individual wearing the wig was indeed the male that the USMS and VFAS were intending to arrest,” the release stated. 

Williams was taken into custody and booked at the FPD. He was charged with Massachusetts Straight Warrant for Fugitive from Justice and Ohio Warrant for Murder. 

It is unclear why Williams was in Massachusetts. 

“That person was in our community and wanted for a pretty horrific crime,” deputy chief Sean Riley told KOLD News 13.

When another officer tried to stop Williams, he ran across the street. The suspect then stumbled and dropped his wig before surrendering, the news outlet reported.

KOLD News 13 also reported that Williams was thought to be in the area because of his Instagram usage. 

Williams has been charged with murder in the death of the toddler.

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According to Ohio news outlet 10TV, police in 2020 initially responded to a report of a drowning that was said to have occurred while Williams was babysitting his girlfriend’s son. 

Court documents reviewed by 10TV stated that Williams left the toddler unsupervised in the bathtub, and the boy was found unconscious in the bathtub and taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. 

An autopsy later revealed that the boy suffered blunt force trauma to his abdomen and bruises to his stomach, head and neck, per the outlet.

Acting U.S. Marshal Kevin Neal released a statement about Williams’ arrest, saying, “Today’s arrest is a reminder that you can run, but you can’t hide. Mr. Williams thought that he could evade arrest and accountability by hiding in Massachusetts. I hope that today’s arrest brings us one step closer to justice for a young child whose life ended tragically.”

The U.S. Marshals Service said Williams will be arraigned in Massachusetts pending his extradition to Ohio.

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