Man accused in shooting near Dayton park sentenced to probation

Montgomery County Common Pleas Court. JIM NOELKER/STAFF FILE

Credit: JIM NOELKER

Credit: JIM NOELKER

Montgomery County Common Pleas Court. JIM NOELKER/STAFF FILE

A 21-year-old man will not serve time in prison after pleading guilty to lesser charges in connection to a shooting near a Dayton park earlier this year.

What was he sentenced to?

• Brayan Bandas was sentenced to up to a year of probation, according to Montgomery County Common Pleas Court records.

• If he violates the terms of his probation, Bandas could serve nine months to three years in prison.

Brayan Valdez Bandas. Photo courtesy of Montgomery County Jail

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What was he convicted of?

• Bandas pleaded guilty to discharge of a firearm on or near prohibited premises and assault earlier this week.

• The assault charge is a first-degree misdemeanor, and the firearm charge is a third-degree felony.

• A grand jury initially charged him with two counts of felonious assault, both second-degree felonies, and a count of discharge of a firearm on or near prohibited premises, a first-degree felony.

What was he accused of?

• The charges were connected to a shooting that injured a 15-year-old boy on March 11.

• Around 3:25 p.m., Dayton police responded to a shooting reported at Washington Playground for a shooting. Officers later determined the shooting took place on North Garland Avenue across from the park.

• Officers found the teen with multiple gunshot wounds, said Dayton police Maj. Brian Johns.

• A witness reported hearing eight to 10 shots and seeing two juveniles running toward the basketball court, according to Dayton Municipal Court records.

• A Flock camera in the area captured a suspect vehicle, which police broadcasted to other law enforcement agencies.

• The vehicle was found several minutes after the shooting, according to municipal court records.

• Kettering police found Bandas later that evening and arrested him. He reportedly had a gun on him.

• During a sear of his vehicle investigators found three rounds that matched the caliber of the rounds found at the scene, according to court documents.

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