This information was contained in an affidavit filed with a search warrant in Kettering Municipal Court on Dec. 22 by Kettering Detective Paul Markowski.
A Montgomery County grand jury handed down an indictment against Bathini on Dec. 28, for two counts of felonious assault with a deadly weapon and one count each of felonious assault, kidnapping (felony or flight), kidnapping (terrorize or physical harm) and one misdemeanor domestic violence charge, according to county court records.
She is scheduled to appear in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court on Jan. 12.
“We believe that the investigators must be looking in the mirror because they have everything backwards,” said Bathini’s attorney Jon Paul Rion on Tuesday.
Rion called the claim about his client holding her husband hostage, “completely false” and said, “They were simply having a discussion and he became irate.”
Rion said the couple were talking about their separation.
Bathini was arrested by Kettering police at Miami Valley Hospital on Dec. 21, the same day her husband of five years filed for divorce.
Bathini was booked into the county jail, but bonded out on Dec. 22, according to Montgomery County Sheriff’s records.
Officer Michael Burke said Monday that Bathini used a paring knife to stab Harlamert in his left shoulder. Harlamert was treated at Kettering Hospital and later released.
On Tuesday, there were letters posted on the windows at the entrance of the Walnut Walk address that said those who have not been invited to the home must leave the property or seek a statement from the law firm of Rogers and Greenberg, LLP.
Dayton Daily News placed a call to the law firm and was told that Harlamert’s attorney would not be available to comment on Tuesday.
The affidavit said Harlamert called 911 while en route to the hospital and told police that he had been held at gunpoint by his wife inside their residence for several hours.
“She’s psycho,” Harlamert told a 911 dispatcher during a recording of his call. “We’re going through a divorce. She locked me in the basement and pulled a gun on me.”
Harlarmert also told police that his wife stabbed him multiple times before he managed to escape and “Harlarmert said that for his safety it was necessary that he drove through the residence garage door,” according to the affidavit. “He further advised that he had taken the knife and gun and had them secured in his vehicle.”
Burke said Monday that the handgun used in the alleged incident was loaded.
When police arrived at the Walnut Walk address, they found Bathini in the garage with a small cut above her left eye, according to the affidavit.
Bathini allegedly told police that “she and her husband were struggling over the gun after an argument over a secret that he did not want her to tell,” according to the affidavit.
Rion said he would not comment on what the “secret” was about, but said that the secret was not relevant to his client’s charges.
The affidavit also said that police overheard Bathini telling some hospital staff that her husband had struck her at least five times, causing her to be unconscious for a period of time.
Rion said, “we believe that (Harlamert) used weapon to beat her” and that his client acted in self-defense. “She was the one that was severely injured. She had blunt force trauma to the head, including minor skull fractures.”
Harlamert allegedly told police that his wife wore some gloves when she handled the handgun and “made numerous threats of killing him, killing herself or doing both,” according to the affidavit.
Rion said his client never handled the gun and was not wearing gloves. However, he did say that it could be possible that his client may have grabbed the gun while her husband was hitting her head.
“She never had control of the weapon,” Rion said.
“(Bathini) advised she had purchased the Smith and Wesson firearm associated with this case at a gun store on Wilmington ‘about three weeks ago in November’,” according to the affidavit. The document also said that Bathini allegedly said that her husband “was willing to make a higher money settlement (with her) than he had to, and this shows he is somebody you need to look into.”
When asked why his client bought a gun, Rion said, “Her husband travels a lot and when he is away on his business trips, she’s alone.”
The affidavit also states that police removed three letters from the Walnut Walk address that had been addressed by Bathini and found by Chad Jones, owner of Executive Protection Solutions. Jones told police that he had been hired by Harlamert for protection purposes and had found the sealed letters in the couple’s mailbox.
Police also removed a computer and some computer accessories from the house.
Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2414 or kwynn@DaytonDailyNews.com.
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