City commissioner named in loan default case

DAYTON — Dayton City Commissioner Joey D. Williams, president of Chase Bank in west Ohio, has been named in a lawsuit filed on behalf of Fifth Third Bank and faces a financial judgment stemming from the default of a small business loan.

“This is a personal matter,” Williams said. “This was an investment made many years ago that has not performed. However, we are making good progress on a resolution.”

Williams and his wife, Natasha, a WHIO-TV anchor, were among eight guarantors sued over a $775,500 loan.

The loan was for the Popeye’s Chicken & Biscuit restaurant at 5800 Wilmington Pike in Centerville, which is closed.

The lawsuit was filed in late 2009 in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court. A Dec. 1 judgment awarded the bank $850,000, which includes court costs of $113,039, according to court records.

Others named in the lawsuit were: Brutus Realty Group II, LLC; Brutus Group II, LLC; Brutus Realty Group, LLC; Brutus Group, LLC; Charles and Jennifer King of Smallwood Road in Dayton.

In Other News

Local project will provide counsel to renters in northwest Dayton for...

Unnamed manufacturer looks to invest $11M, create 70 jobs in Brookville...

Election Day: Live updates from polls throughout the Miami Valley

Kentucky man killed in rollover crash in Greene County

House lawmakers seek permanent office for veteran feedback to improve...

About the Author

Joanne Huist Smith