Second Ohio woman arrested in fatal private dance in 2023

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Within two weeks, a second woman has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred in north Columbus over a year and a half ago.

According to court documents, Stephanie Moore was arrested in connection with the murder of Juan Pablo Aleman, who was shot in the Riverview neighborhood on Olentangy River Road. A Columbus Police investigation determined he was shot in an apartment on Jan. 7, 2023. Video surveillance showed four people running from the area at 7:34 p.m.

A week later, police identified Aleman as the victim, but until recently the case yielded few clues that led authorities to Amira Reid. The U.S. Marshals Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force arrested her on June 28 in the 400 block of Southgate Circle in Toledo.

According to police, a confidential source said Moore admitted that she and Reid went to Aleman’s residence in the 500 block of Riverview Drive under the guise of giving him a private dance and having sex.

When they arrived, they brought with them two other unidentified men, one of whom allegedly had a gun. Police said phone records also placed Reid in the area of ​​the murder at 7:30 p.m.

The court affidavit states that police seized the victim’s cellphone on June 17, 2024, and a forensic examination revealed that Moore sent text messages to Aleman on the day of the murder. Police said the text messages included plans for sex for money at Aleman’s apartment.

In a text message from the evening of the shooting, the text “We here” is said to have read at 7:20 p.m.

After a warrant was issued for Moore’s arrest on July 2, she was arrested eight days later and appeared in Franklin County Court on Thursday morning. A judge set $1 million bail for Moore, who was charged with murder, and scheduled a preliminary hearing for July 19.

Reid is also charged with murder and remains in the Lucas County Jail awaiting extradition to Columbus.