Credit: Montgomery County Jail
Credit: Montgomery County Jail
A pedestrian, identified as I’Sice Thomas, was struck around 10:50 p.m. April 6, 2023, as she was crossing North Main Street at the Santa Clara Avenue intersection. She was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries, but has since been released from the hospital.
A $1,000 reward was offered for anyone who had information leading to an arrest and conviction in the case.
Detectives with the sheriff’s office Special Investigations Unit began investigating Ferguson on unrelated charges beginning May 16, and when Harrison Twp. deputies stopped him in an older model Buick Century in connection to that investigation, he was caught with a firearm and methamphetamine, the sheriff’s office stated.
The sheriff’s office received a tip from Miami Valley Crime Stoppers that the Buick driven by Ferguson was involved in the hit-and-run crash and deputies determined it had damage consistent with a pedestrian crash.
Additional evidence linked Ferguson to various crimes, including the hit-and-run crash, through a collaborative investigation involving Special Investigations, detectives in Harrison and Washington townships and the Traffic Services Unit, according to the sheriff’s office.
Ferguson remains held in the Montgomery County Jail awaiting sentencing.
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