"Nemo" DILLON BRYANT (3/2011)/ Charged: Kyle S. Holbrook - 19 yo - Olive Hill KY

Friends and family of a Carter County teen say it's been a week since anyone has seen or heard from him.
Monday, several people spent the day searching for the 19-year-old,
hoping to find some sign of him. Those who know Dillon Bryant, better
known as "Nemo," say he's not the type to just run away, and that's why
they are so worried.
"I know everybody is worried to death about Nemo," says Chris
Maggard, search organizer and Olive Hill Volunteer Firefighter.
"whenever we would hang out, he was a really good person. It's just
shocking he would go missing, it's caught everybody by surprise," says Maggard.
Dillon Bryant hasn't been seen or heard from since last Monday, February 28th.
"It's not normal for him to just run away or go away on his own free will," says Maggard.
"He's a human being and he needs to be looked for.  If he was my
child I'd want somebody out here helping me," says Tina Dalton, who is
helping search for Dillon.
They searched several spots near Olive Hill, including the Olive Hill
City Lake, hoping to find something. "anything that might give us an
idea of where he might be, anything that might give us some answers," says Maggard.
With every look, they're hoping their next glance might just find a clue that could help find him.
"Everyone's just hoping and praying that he's okay and nothing bad has happened," says Maggard.

http://www.lex18.com/news/search-party-looking-for-missing-teen

April 4, 2011
Body of missing teen found in farm pond


April 4, 2011 — The five-week search for a missing teenager from Olive Hill ended tragically Sunday night when his body was found in a farm pond in Elliott County.

Carter County Sheriff Casey Brammell made positive identification of Dillon “Nemo” Bryant, 19, about 9 p.m. at the scene on Tarkiln Creek Road just inside Elliott County.

It was reported that the body was discovered by a local resident who had gone to the pond to fish.

The grim discovery came just one day after Bryant’s family and friends held a benefit concert at West Carter High School to raise money for a reward for information about his whereabouts.

A family spokesman said Saturday that about $8,600 had been raised.

The young man’s body was taken to the Lewis and Ferguson Funeral Home in Sandy Hook, pending an autopsy in Frankfort.

Elliott County Coroner Mark Lewis and Kentucky State Police investigators were not available for comment at press time Monday.

Bryant was last seen in Olive Hill on Feb. 28, according to Deputy Sheriff Jon McCormick.

http://themoreheadnews.com/local/x1281101047/Body-of-missing-teen-found-in-farm-pond

BREAKING NEWS: SHERIFF: Body Found is Missing Teen
A murder investigation is now underway after police announce the body found in an Elliot County pond is the missing teenager from Olive Hill, Ky.


UPDATE 4/4/11 @ 11:35 a.m.
ELLIOT COUNTY, Ky. (WSAZ) -- The Elliott County Sheriff confirms a body was found Sunday evening in a pond.
He tells WSAZ.com a cattle farmer was working his herd on a some land off Tarkin Road and found the body in a farm pond between 8 and 9 Sunday night.



The Sheriff says this is the body of Dillon "Nemo" Bryant, missing from Carter County. The county coroner has not been able to confirm the identification. The sheriff says this is now an active murder investigation.
They do believe foul play was involved and the case has been turned over the Kentucky State Police in Morehead.

http://www.wsaz.com/news/headlines/Missing_Teenager_from_Olive_Hill_117491088.html

http://themoreheadnews.com/local/x300776502/Teen-s-death-ruled-a-homicide

April 8, 2011
Teen’s death ruled a homicide
CNHI

April 8, 2011 — The five-week search for Paul Dillon “Nemo” Bryant, 19, of Olive Hill, has changed to a manhunt for those responsible for his death.

Video Report

http://www.wsaz.com/news/headlines/Missing_Teenager_from_Olive_Hill_117491088.html

Information on Dillon's character.

http://dailyindependent.com/local/x1281103011/Body-positively-ID-d-as-missing-teen

Body positively ID’d as missing teen
Tim Preston
CNHI

..."He was a 2010 graduate of West Carter High School. Members of the family said Bryant was an outgoing and friendly person who was also a good student with a 4.0 grade point average in high school as well as a scholarship offer from the University of Kentucky."...

UPDATE: Olive Hill Man Charged with "Nemo" Bryant's Murder Arraigned

By: WSAZ News Staff; Andrew Colegrove Email
Updated: Mon 12:50 PM, May 13, 2013

SANDY HOOK, Ky. (WSAZ) -- The Olive Hill man charged with the murder of 19-year-old Paul Dillon "Nemo" Bryant made his initial court appearance Monday morning.

Last Month, an Elliott County Grand Jury indicted Kyle S. Holbrook, 20, on charges of murder and tampering with physical evidence.

Bryant went missing in February 2011. His body was found about a couple of months later in a pond in Elliott County.

According to the indictment, Bryant was murdered some time between February 28 and April 3, 2011. He was shot in the head.

During his arraignment in Elliott County Circuit Court Monday morning, Holbrook pleaded not guilty to both charges. He is expected to return to court on June 8 for a bond hearing.

Holbrook is being held in the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center.

At the time of the murder indictment, Holbrook was in the Rowan County Detention Center on drug trafficking charges.

Keep clicking on WSAZ.com for the latest information.

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Bond rejected in murder case, case linked to drug dealer

July 10, 2013
By Leeann Akers - Editor Journal-Times

A bond request was rejected Monday in the case of an Olive Hill man facing murder charges.

Kyle S. Holbrook, 20, of Olive Hill, was indicted in April by an Elliott County grand jury in the 2011 death of Paul Dillon (Nemo) Bryant, 19, also of Olive Hill.

Holbrook had requested a bond hearing at his arraignment in May after bond was not set in his case. He also is charged with tampering with physical evidence.

Defense attorney Brandon Music, who represents Holbrook along with Jeff Scott, indicated that another pretrial conference would need to be set in order to collect more discovery material.

The case will return to Elliott Circuit Court on Sept. 9 at 10:30 a.m.

Commonwealth’s Attorney Brandon Ison called KSP Det. Toby Gardner, the lead investigator in the case, to the stand during the bond hearing.

Gardner, who took over the case in August of 2011, testified as to the severity of the crimes, revealing some information that was previously unknown.

Gardner said that Bryant had been killed with a .25 caliber handgun, which had never been recovered. He said Bryant had, according to witness statements, regularly carried a pistol of that caliber.

Gardner said that witness testimony also linked Bryant’s death to convicted drug dealer Francisco Camacho, Jr.

Camacho, 20, of Grayson, was indicted along with six others, in September 2012 for participating in a crime syndicate.

The indictment charged the seven with 20 separate offenses. According to the indictment, the defendants “conspired with each other and with others” to knowingly and intentionally distribute cocaine and oxycodone in Carter County.

Camacho pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and will serve 10 years.

Gardner testified on Monday that witnesses claim that Holbrook had been paid to bring Bryant to Camacho, and that Bryant had owed money to the dealer.

Music asked if there was any hard evidence linking Bryant to Camacho.

“Respectfully, Nemo Bryant had a drug problem,” Gardner said. “He was involved with anyone who could help him get his next high.”

Gardner said the pattern of communication between Holbrook and Bryant also implicated Holbrook in the death.

According to phone records, Gardner testified that the two had shared 138 phone calls and 39 text messages in the 37 days before Bryant disappeared.

There was only one attempt by Holbrook to contact Bryant after he was reported missing.

“This is a highly publicized case,” Gardner said. “I would expect a friend to try and call the missing friend until he was found.”

A search warrant was executed at the Holbrook residence days after Bryant’s body was found in a pond on the property.

The search led to the seizure of a host of evidence but no forensic evidence or murder weapon was collected.

Music asked that Holbrook’s bond ne set at $100,000 cash or property and he be placed on monitored house arrest.

Judge Rebecca Phillips denied the request, saying that it was a capital offense.

“Nemo was last seen with the defendant and there is no indication he went anywhere else,” Phillips said. “I find it very persuasive that these two gentlemen had communicated a total of 177 times before Nemo disappeared and only one attempt after. It is circumstantial but very compelling.”

Members of Bryant’s family briefly but enthusiastically applauded when Phillips denied bond for the accused killer.

“We were very pleased that Judge Phillips denied the motion for bail,” James Carroll, Bryant’s uncle, told the Journal-Times. “We didn’t hear anything new in the courtroom today, because Det. Gardner has always been very up front about what they know. He has done a great job.”

- See more at: http://journal-times.com/local/x405449584/Bond-rejected-in-murder-case-case-linked-to-drug-dealer#sthash.KQm6oTwW.dpuf

February 12, 2014
Discovery pending in Holbrook trial
By Leeann Akers - Editor
Journal-Times

Feb. 12, 2014 — Legal counsel for an Olive Hill man accused of manslaughter plans to file additional discovery and motions before the Aug. 12 trial date.

Kyle S. Holbrook, 21, was indicted in April by an Elliott County grand jury in the April 2011 death of Paul Dillon (Nemo) Bryant, 19, also of Olive Hill.

Holbrook's attorney, Brandon Music, told the court during a pre-trial conference on Monday that he intends to file additional motions in the case.

- See more at: http://www.journal-times.com/breakinglocalnews/x129172107/Discovery-pending-in-Holbrook-trial#sthash.URKjAVOr.dpuf