Police were called at 11:56 p.m. July 28 to the parking lot for Triangle Park in the 2400 block of Ridge Avenue for a person possibly struck by a vehicle.
When officers arrived, they found a deceased man with trauma to the head and neck, Dayton police Maj. Brian Johns said previously.
Anderson is is accused of hitting Thomas repeatedly with a machete as Thomas tried to get away, according to Dayton Municipal Court records. Anderson also ran over Thomas with a vehicle, court documents stated.
“Anderson claims that Thomas made threats to harm Anderson’s mother,” an affidavit read.
Anderson is held on a $1 million bond in the Montgomery County Jail.