Ohio judge OKs private investigator in teen death

CINCINNATI (AP) — A southwest Ohio judge has granted a request by a defense attorney to hire a private investigator to look into the death of a youth who authorities say was fatally beaten by a fellow group home resident.

A 17-year-old boy was charged with murder last month following the death of 16-year-old Anthony Parker. Police say Parker was body-slammed to the floor and hit his head at the nonprofit One Way Farm home in Fairfield.

WKRC-TV in Cincinnati reports a Butler County juvenile judge on Friday allowed the hiring of an investigator to look into events before and after the alleged assault.

A prosecutor argued the move was unnecessary because the incident was captured on video.

The defense argued the teens were seen together, peacefully, following the alleged attack.