NEW BOSTON, Ohio — A New Boston man has been arrested on multiple child endangerment charges following an investigation into serious injuries sustained by a 9-month-old infant, Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman announced.
The case began on Friday, January 10, 2025, when Scioto County Children Services and the New Boston Police Department contacted the sheriff’s office for assistance. Authorities were alerted after the infant was transported to Nationwide Children’s Hospital with broken bones, a black eye, and other unexplained injuries.
Initially, the child was taken by ambulance to Southern Ohio Medical Center before being transferred to Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, where a team of specialists assessed the injuries.
Sheriff Thoroughman stated that detectives responded to 3621 Rhodes Ave. in New Boston and spoke with the child’s mother, Kayla Sierra Williams, 30, who was later arrested on January 12. The investigation revealed a timeline of abuse, with the oldest injury occurring approximately 10 days prior and the most recent four days before Williams’ arrest.
Authorities also discovered that the child had been seen earlier on January 10 at King’s Daughters Medical Center, where doctors instructed the mother to take the infant directly to Nationwide Children’s Hospital for further evaluation. When the child failed to arrive, Children Services intervened, ensuring the baby was transported to SOMC for treatment. Two other children were also removed from the residence.
The investigation continued, and on March 13, 2025, a Scioto County Grand Jury issued an indictment warrant for the child’s father, Sammy D. Nash, 54, of Rhodes Avenue, New Boston. Acting on a tip, a Washington Township deputy located and arrested Nash on Saturday, March 15.
Nash has been charged with nine counts of child endangerment, including two second-degree felony counts and seven third-degree felony counts. He is currently being held in the Scioto County Jail without bond and will appear in Portsmouth Common Pleas Court at a later date.
Sheriff Thoroughman thanked the Scioto County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, New Boston Police Department, and Scioto County Children Services for their assistance in the case.
