Trotwood police responded Jan. 8 to a report that a woman was hit by a pickup truck at Voyager Village mobile home community. While they were helping the woman, the suspect — 54-year-old James Michael Skirvin — drove past in his truck and reportedly pointed a long gun at officers.
Officers initiated a pursuit, with Dayton police and sheriff’s deputies also responding to assist.
During the chase, Skirvin shot at officers, according to the prosecutor’s office.
Credit: Montgomery County Jail
Credit: Montgomery County Jail
At U.S. 35 and Liscum Drive, Skirvin drove across all the west and east lanes of U.S. 35, hitting a deputy’s cruiser head-on and landing on a Trotwood cruiser.
Seven Dayton officers, four Trotwood officers and two deputies fired their weapons. It’s not clear how many times Skirvin was shot.
Skirvin and the Trotwood officer who was in the cruiser were taken to Miami Valley Hospital. The officer, Michael Richardson, was seriously injured and has since been released from the hospital.
Skirvin was indicted six counts of felonious assault and one count each of vehicular assault, failure to comply with the order or signal of a police officer, discharge of a firearm on or near prohibited premises, improper handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle and aggravated possession of drugs, according to Montgomery County Common Pleas records.
His trial is scheduled to start Jan. 6, 2025.
Credit: Jim Noelker
Credit: Jim Noelker
Credit: Jim Noelker
Credit: Jim Noelker
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