Ashford was indicted on seven counts of aggravated robbery, one count of felonious assault on a police officer, discharge of a firearm on or near prohibited premises and impersonating a peace officer, records show.
The 18-year-old was 17 on Feb. 5, when law enforcement officials said Ashford committed an afternoon armed robbery at a Shell on Byers Road and then sought to escape by attempting to carjack vehicles.
The situation attracted the attention of multiple law enforcement agencies, including an off-duty Miami Twp. police officer who wounded Ashford in the arm after the teen aimed a gun at him, court records show.
Capizzi has said “there were potentially hundreds of people put at risk” at the busy interchange.
Officer James Swearingen – who was joined at scene by Miamisburg police, a Drug Enforcement Administration agent and Jackson Twp. police - acted lawfully, a grand jury ruled.
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