Man sentenced to more than 4 years for assaulting Dayton officers after road rage incident

Montgomery County Common Pleas Court. JIM NOELKER/STAFF

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Montgomery County Common Pleas Court. JIM NOELKER/STAFF

A man who reportedly fired a gun during a road rage incident before assaulting Dayton police officers was ordered to spend more than four years in prison.

Dakoldes Turner, 22, was sentenced to 52 months — or four years and four months, according to Montgomery County Common Pleas Court records. He pleaded guilty to aggravated assault, failure to comply with the order or signal of a police officer, assault of a peace officer and obstructing official business charges last month.

Two counts of assault of a peace officer and improper handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle and one count each of felonious assault, assaulting a police dog or horse and resisting arrest charges were dismissed.

On July 26, Turner was driving north on James H. McGee Boulevard in Dayton when he reportedly failed to yield to oncoming traffic. While at a red light, a man in a vehicle next to him yelled at Turner about having the right of way, according to Dayton Municipal Court records.

Turner then pulled out handgun and shot at the man’s car, according to court documents. The bullet reportedly hit the driver seat, but the other man was not injured.

Turner fled to his house and punched and kicked multiple Dayton Police Department officers, according to an affidavit.

Dakoldes Turner

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