Kenneth Paul Farler III 'shoots dead his 15-year-old daughter' and tries to blame it on his non-verbal autistic stepson for the horrific crime

A drug-dealing dad with an extensive criminal history has been indicted for killing his teenager daughter then trying to blame her death on his autistic stepson.

Kenneth Paul Farler III, 38, was indicted by an Ohio grand jury on Monday in connection to the fatal shooting of his 15-year-old daughter Kendra on April 14.

Dayton police were called to the 400 block of Bowen Street around 12 p.m. where they found Kendra with a shotgun wound to the chest.

She was pronounced dead at the scene and Farler told police his 15-year-old non-verbal, autistic stepson had accidentaly shot Kendra.

'This defendant should never be allowed anywhere near a firearm and deserves to be in prison. A completely innocent 15‐year‐old girl has lost her life at the hands of her father,' Montgomery County Prosecutor Mat Heck said.

Kendra Farler (pictured), 15, was shot and killed on April 14 allegedly by her father who tried to tell police his autistic stepson shot her

Kenneth Paul Farler III, 38, was indicted on Monday in connection to the fatal shooting of his 15-year-old daughter

Police were called to the 400 block of Bowen Street around 12 p.m. where they found Kendra with a shotgun wound to the chest

'This defendant was on probation at the time of the shooting, having been convicted of trafficking in cocaine less than a month ago. He has been arrested approximately 40 times over the past 20 years and has previously been sentenced to the penitentiary.'

Farler was indicted on multiple counts including involuntary manslaughter, reckless homicide, endangering children and having weapons while under disability.

He is being held at the Montgomery County Jail and is scheduled to be arraigned on Thursday. 

'To say it was a tragedy is an understatement. I don't know how I could paint the picture for you, but you have a father living in a boarding house which is very small, actually in a room, where this murder occurred, along with three other children and the mother,' Dayton Police Department Major Brian Johns said at a press conference. 

Johns said both the father and Kendra's stepmother told police she had been shot by the sibling, but those statements proved to be false.

'We have great investigators here at Dayton Police Department, and they knew right away that those stories weren't consistent. And upon further questioning, got an admission to the crime,' said Johns.

Kendra's funeral was held on Monday and her family described her as 'our shining little star, who left us too soon'

Farler was on probation at the time of the shooting, having been convicted of trafficking cocaine less than a month before. He has been arrested 40 times in the past 20 years

'Even our victim was asking him to not point a shotgun at her prior to her death, so that's not an accident.'

The teen's stepmother has not been charged and is cooperating with the investigation.

Kendra's funeral was held on Monday and her family described her as 'our shining little star, who left us too soon' in her obituary.

'Kendra was the heart and soul of our family, embodying a spirit full of joy, curiosity, and creativity,' the obituary said.

'As a student, she was not just a learner, but a tiny professor, always eager to share her newfound knowledge and discoveries. Her laughter was infectious, her energy boundless, and her kindness a beacon of warmth to everyone around her.'