Man arrested in road rage shooting near Austin Landing

Kevin Deandre Matthews Jr.

Credit: Montgomery County Jail

Credit: Montgomery County Jail

Kevin Deandre Matthews Jr.

A 25-year-old Dayton man is in custody in connection to a road rage shooting last week on Austin Boulevard in Miami Twp.

Police arrested Kevin Deandre Matthews Jr. around 7 a.m. Tuesday, according to police.

Matthews is accused of shooting a man in the leg Nov 2 during what was reported as a road rage incident. Charges of two counts of felonious assault, plus a three-year gun specification were filed against him in Miamisburg Municipal Court.

The gunshot victim was taken to a local hospital and has since been released.

The U.S. Marshal’s SOFAST Task Force and Dayton police assisted in the arrest. Matthews remains held on a $50,000 bond in the Montgomery County Jail.

Anyone with additional details regarding the shooting is asked to call Miami Twp. police detective Dan Wessling at 937-531-4064.

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