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Friday, October 23, 2009
Prosecutor approves murder conspiracy charge against doctor
DAYTON - The Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office has approved a first-degree felony conspiracy to commit purposeful murder charge against a Huber Heights doctor who authorities said hired a hit man to murder his ex-wife.
Dr. Shafik Ahmad, 48, was arrested about 9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, in the 100 block of East Spring Valley Road, according to jail records.
Sheriff Phil Plummer said the hit man Ahmad hired tipped them to the murder-for-hire and his investigators watched as the doctor handed over the second of two payments needed to carry out the murder.
His ex-wife was never harmed, Plummer said.
Ahmad is in a child custody battle with this ex-wife, Kristen Ahmad, but has since remarried.
State medical records show Ahmad operates a family practice at 6750 Brandt Pike in Huber Heights and at 2550 Shiloh Springs in Trotwood. His offices were closed Friday and calls were not being accepted.
Bond has not been set in the case and a court date has yet to be set.
The approval of the conspiracy charge against Ahmad is an important step for Plummer’s investigators because prosecutor Mathias Heck has agreed to present the case to a grand jury.
Without Heck’s approval, it is likely detectives would have to do more investigating.
TweetTwo-car accident closes downtown intersection
DAYTON - Three people were removed by ambulance to Miami Valley Hospital after two cars collided in the intersection of Jefferson and Patterson streets about 11:45 a.m. Friday, Oct. 23.
Fire crews had to use heavy equipment to extract the driver of a minivan as rain poured on rescue crews. All three taken to the hospital had non-life threatening injuries.
It is unclear what caused the accident, though investigators suspected the driver of the minivan or the Saab sedan ran through a traffic light, a fire official at the scene said.
Police officers were investigating the crash as all but one lane of the intersection was reopened to downtown traffic as of 12:15 p.m.
TweetTipp City cyclist struck by car has died
HARRISON TWP., Montgomery County - The 44-year-old Tipp City woman struck while riding her bike Thursday, Oct. 22, has died, according to the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office.
Rebekah Meade died overnight and athorities were able to identify her and notify her family, investigators said. She was struck about 1 p.m. on Philadelphia Avenue near Frederick Pike by a red Buick sedan, Sheriff Phil Plummer said.
An autopsy is expected to be performed today.
It took authorities hours to identify Meade, who was exercising on the high-performance bike without identification and had logged 20 miles on her ride, Plummer said.
The driver of the Buick was trying to turn into a parking lot and struck Meade, Plummer said. Meade was not wearing a helmet.
It is unclear if the driver was at fault, Maj. Scott Landis said late Thursday. The incident is still under investigation and no charges or citations have been issued at this time.
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