Man hit by cruiser, accused of trying to run from police, is indicted

UPDATE @ 10:30 p.m. (May 19:

A Dayton man who was struck by a police cruiser last month was indicted today for failure to comply with an order or signal of police.

Brandon Mann, 27, was running in the street when he was hit, which police said happened during an attempt to get away after he bailed out of his car April 25 during a police pursuit.

A video released at the request of this news organization shows the officer skid in an apparent attempt to stop the cruiser.

Mann, who is out on bond, is ordered to appear June 1 for arraignment in Montgomery County Municipal Court.

He also has an open minor misdemeanor case through Dayton Municipal Court stemming from the same incident. He is cited for pedestrian darting into path of vehicle, online court records show. He is next scheduled to appear in court Aug. 15 in that case.

UPDATE @ 5:20 p.m. (April 28):

In the courtroom Friday afternoon, Brandon Mann faced an initial appearance for a count of failure to comply with a police order. No plea was entered and the judge sent bond at $30,000.

He will be in court again May 4.

UPDATE @ 3:28 p.m. (April 28):

A man was hit by a police cruiser while trying to elude officers who were pursuing him.

Video released through a public records request from this news organization shows the Brandon Mann being hit by the police cruiser after the 27-year-old appeared to run into the street on Tuesday.

Before the collision you see the officer skid and attempt to stop his police cruiser.

UPDATE @ 9:05 p.m. (April 25): A 27-year-old man remains in jail on a felony and two misdemeanors on charges accusing him of trying to elude arrest, a bid that ended when a Dayton police cruiser hit him on North Gettysburg Avenue.

Brandon Mann, taken first to a hospital, was arrested abut 4 p.m. in the incident in the 2300 block of North Gettysburg and booked into the Montgomery County Jail, according to online jail records.

He is being detained on a felony charge of failure to comply with the order or signal of a police officer and misdemeanor counts of resisting arrest and obstructing official police business.

Mann is due in court Wednesday afternoon, according to court records.

UPDATE @ 2:50 p.m.

Police said a man wanted for alleged narcotics and weapons violations avoided police on Monday, but he wasn’t so lucky when his car was spotted again today.

The suspect, whose identity has not been released, is in custody after he led a short chase from the 500 block of Cherry Drive that ended in the area of Prescott and North Gettysburg avenues.

The suspect was driving a Chrysler 300 and led officers on a brief pursuit before he bailed from the moving vehicle and ran, according to Dayton Lt. Mark Ponichtera.

The car continued moving and collided with construction equipment on Prescott Avenue.

The suspect was then struck by a Dayton police cruiser in the area of the 2300 block of North Gettysburg.

“He is alert and conscious and receiving treatment at the hospital,” Ponichtera said, adding that the incident is under internal review to ensure officers acted according to department policy.

Dayton officers were put on alert to stop the Chrysler 300 after it was spotted by an officer on Monday and fled from an attempted traffic stop.

Ponichtera said the driver was wanted for narcotics trafficking and illegal weapons. The driver was determined to be a ‘violent felon’ and a decision was made to pursue the vehicle Ponichtera said.

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EARLIER

Police in Dayton are blocking traffic after a reported pursuit ended in the area of the 2300 block of North Gettysburg Avenue.

Emergency scanner traffic indicated officers started pursuing a vehicle shortly after 1:30 p.m. and that pursuit ended with an arrest shortly thereafter.

We’re working to learn more and will update this story as more information becomes available.

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