Dayton man accused of shooting woman in ear in Vandalia indicted

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A Dayton man indicted Friday is accused of beating a woman and shooting her in the ear last week at a Vandalia motel.

Michael Antwann Auster Jr., 31, is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court for two counts of felonious assault, both with a three-year firearm specification, and one count of having weapons while under disability for a prior offense of violence and a misdemeanor count of obstructing official business.

Michael Auster Jr.

Credit: Montgomery County Jail

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Credit: Montgomery County Jail

Auster is accused of punching, kicking and choking a woman Oct. 21 at the Knights Inn motel at 7575 Poe Ave., according to an affidavit filed in Vandalia Municipal Court.

“In addition Auster fired two rounds from a handgun at [the woman], striking her in the left ear with one of the rounds, causing a hole in her ear,” the affidavit stated.

Auster remains held on a $150,000 bond in the Montgomery County Jail.

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