“They voted unanimously not to return an indictment,” Greene County Prosecutor Stephen K. Haller said. “After reviewing the facts and the evidence, I think that that verdict is consistent with the fact that Officer Williams acted in self-defense after he and another officer were attacked by Mr. Brogli.”
Beavercreek police were investigating a domestic violence call at 4052 Primrose Place when Brogli, 45, ignored verbal commands and charged toward Williams with an 8- to 10-inch knife.
Brogli was pronounced dead at Miami Valley Hospital at 6:58 p.m. that day.
Witnesses described Brogli as intoxicated during an incident in which his wife, Jessica Wilson, 31, ran down the apartment stairs and drove away.
Haller said the toxicology report said Brogli’s blood-alcohol level was .163 — more than twice the .08 legal limit for driving. Haller said traces of other drugs were present, but those may have been from treatments at the hospital.
“As far as we’re concerned, the investigation is now closed,” Haller said.
A neighbor retrieved a Pelican gun case and handgun after Brogli tripped during the dispute with his wife. Police arrived later to find Brogli on the floor of his apartment. The shooting happened moments later.
Since the shooting, Williams has worked only in an administrative capacity.
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