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By Angela Watson Gay, Staff Writers 8:05 PM Thursday, June 25, 2009

DAYTON — The man who dragged a Dayton police officer at a recycling center with his vehicle earlier this month was indicted Thursday, June 25, by a Montgomery County grand jury.

Gregory L. Walz, 53, faces a maximum of 26 years in prison and more than $50,000 in fines if convicted on the following charges:

— Felonious assault on a police officer with serious physical harm;

— Felonious assault on a police officer with a deadly weapon;

— Failure to comply with the order or signal of a police officer;

— Vandalism.

“The police officers that protect us and risk their lives every day, should not be targets of violent attacks, county Prosecutor Mat H. Heck, Jr. said. “This defendant seriously injured an officer that was simply doing his job.”

Walz was at the First Street Recycling Center on June 16 trying to cash in some brass fittings and copper when he was questioned by Detective Jamie Bullens.

Walz hopped in his white jeep Liberty and tried to take off. Bullens was dragged about 30 feet before Walz crashed into a concrete wall.

Employees at the center said Walz was there the day before and hocked some suspicious metals for cash. He came back the next day in the Jeep and that’s when employees called the detective to investigate.

Walz is to be arraigned June 30.

Bullens is recovering from his injuries.

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