Man in Miamisburg pursuit accused of kicking in apartment door, making threats

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A man taken into police custody following a pursuit early Tuesday is accused of kicking in an apartment door and threatening to shoot occupants that included young children.

Miamisburg police were dispatched around 2:15 a.m. to Loffer Court, off North Springboro Pike (state Route 741), after the suspect forced entry and threatened to kill the person who reported the incident to police. Multiple people, including young children, were inside the apartment, where the suspect also showed a gun and threatened to shoot the occupants, according to Miamisburg police.

As police officers arrived, the suspect ran out a back door, but officers lost sight of him after a short foot pursuit and he was not found after a search using a police K-9 and drones, Miamisburg police said.

Officers found the suspect just after 5 a.m. getting into his car nearby, but he refused to stop and drove off, which initiated a pursuit that went through several jurisdictions before reaching Interstate 70 East, police said.

Officers from the Huber Heights Police Division placed tire deflation devices over the interstate, which led to a controlled flat tire of the suspect’s vehicle. The suspect eventually pulled over and was taken into custody without further incident, police said.

The suspect was arrested and taken to the Montgomery County Jail, where he is held on suspicion of aggravated burglary, fleeing and eluding and having weapons while under disability. The Dayton Daily News is not naming him because he has not been formally charged.

The incident remains under investigation by the Miamisburg Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Section.

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