• A grand jury reindicted Joe Turner Phelps Jr., 64, on one count each of attempted murder, aggravated burglary, improperly discharging a firearm at or into a habitation and having weapons while under disability, according to Montgomery County Common Pleas Court records.
• The reindictment is in addition to the original charges.
What are the original charges?
• Phelps was initially indicted on two counts of felonious assault and one count of aggravated robberies.
What was he accused of?
• Phelps allegedly shot another man on June 28 in the 4000 block of Middlehurst Lane.
• Officers arrived to find a man shot multiple times, according to Dayton Municipal Court documents.
• Medics transported him to the hospital in critical condition.
• Dayton police Sgt. Andrew Zecchini said the 911 caller likely saved the victim’s life by getting him medical care in a timely manner.
• The victim identified Phelps as the person who shot him while stealing from his home, according to municipal court records.
• Police also found evidence of illicit drug sales in the home, Zecchini said.
What happens next?
• Phelps will be arraigned on the additional charges on Sept. 18.
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