A second inducing panic charge and an aggravated menacing charge were dismissed.
Prince is facing up to a year in prison when he is sentenced July 2, according to court records.
Butler Twp. police responded around 10 a.m. Dec. 9 to the Red Roof Inn at 7370 Miller Lane.
Staff called for officers to trespass a man making threats with a knife, according to police.
When police attempted to speak to the man, later identified as Prince, he reportedly refused to open the door and threatened to shoot officers.
After 45 minutes of trying to get Prince to surrender, police called the Montgomery County Regional SWAT and Hostage Negotiation Team to respond.
Crews negotiated with Prince over multiple phone calls for several hours. Eventually SWAT members put tear gas through the hotel room’s front windows, according to police.
Crews also fired pepper balls into the room before they breached the door and shot Prince with “less-lethal munitions,” according to Vandalia Municipal Court records.
Police took Prince into custody and took him to Miami Valley Hospital to have him evaluated for gas exposure before he was booked into the Montgomery County Jail.
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