Would-be intruders trade shots with Dayton resident; 2 charged

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A man and woman are facing multiple charges after they reportedly exchanged gunfire with a woman last month when they tried to break into her apartment in Dayton.

Cassie Serrice Jones-Hufford, 41, and Travon D. Thomas, 25, both of Trotwood, were charged with one count each of felonious assault and attempt to commit aggravated burglary and two counts of improper discharge of firearm, according to Dayton Municipal Court records.

Thomas and Jones-Hufford reportedly tried to break into a woman’s residence around noon July 29 in the 4600 block of Midway Avenue.

Jones-Hufford kicked at the back door multiple times in an attempt to break in, according to an affidavit. Once she kicked in the door, the resident started shooting at Jones-Hufford.

Travon D. Thomas. Photo courtesy Miami Valley Jails.

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“She believed [Jones-Hufford] was trying to break into her apartment in order to harm her,” the affidavit read.

Thomas then returned fire at the woman.

“Thomas and Jones-Hufford and two vehicles full of individuals who arrived with them fled,” the court documents read.

When police arrived, they found several spent shell casings in the apartment parking lot as well as two more casings near the woman’s apartment. There were several bullet holes in the brick outside the apartment and inside, according to court records. Cameras at the complex reportedly captured the shooting.

Jones-Hufford and Thomas were arrested Monday morning, according to Montgomery County Jail booking records.

Cassie Serrice Jones-Hufford. Photo courtesy Miami Valley Jails.

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