A woman accused of helping her boyfriend chop up his father’s body parts has been formally charged. >>RELATED: 2nd person charged after man’s body parts found in Trotwood Amanda Reiff, 40, was indicted Wednesday on two felonies by a Montgomery County Grand Jury. She’s charged with complicity to commit tampering with evidence and complicity to […]
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Dayton man guilty in New Year’s crash that kills Trotwood father, 2 of his children
Jun. 13—A jury convicted a Dayton man for driving drunk during a New Year’s Day crash last year that killed a Trotwood father and two of his children in Jefferson Twp. Carl Lamont Smith was found guilty this week in Montgomery County Common Plea Court of three counts of aggravated vehicular homicide, two counts of […]
Jury finds man not guilty in August shooting in Trotwood
Jun. 12—A jury found a Dayton man not guilty Wednesday in a shooting that injured a man last August in Trotwood. Milton Eugene Bankston, 39, was facing two counts of felonious assault in connection to a shooting on Aug. 28, 2023, according to Montgomery County Common Pleas Court records. Just before 1 a.m., Trotwood police […]
‘Bullets coming out of a car;’ Police investigating shots fired incident in Trotwood
Police are investigating a shots fired incident in Trotwood early Sunday morning. Around 3:00 a.m., Trotwood police were dispatched to the 4100 block of Salem Ave on reports of shots fired. In a 911 call obtained by News Center 7, a caller identifying himself as a security guard for Sheikhs Restaurant & Lounge told dispatchers […]
More charges expected after Kettering man’s legs found in Trotwood
May 6—More charges are expected in the investigation of a Kettering man whose remains were found in a storage unit and a tarp in Trotwood last month. Kettering police Chief Christopher “Chip” Protsman said homicide charges may be filed in the case, but declined to say if he thinks those charges would be against the […]
Dayton man charged after Kettering search; father’s body parts found in Trotwood
May 3—A Dayton man is facing charges after his father’s body parts were found at two different sites in Trotwood and Dayton, and after a crime scene investigation at the dead man’s home in Kettering, according to court and police records. Edgar S. Keiter Jr., 52, of the 100 block of Ernst Avenue in north […]
Trotwood man charged in attack, sexual assault at Vandalia hotel
Apr. 24—A Trotwood man indicted Monday is accused of seriously injuring a woman in an assault reported earlier this month at a Vandalia hotel. William Clarence Smith II, 48, is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court for four counts of kidnapping, two counts of rape and one count each of […]
Man indicted, accused of raping woman at knifepoint in Trotwood
Mar. 25—A man has been indicted after he was accused of raping a woman at knifepoint before stealing her vehicle in Trotwood earlier this year. Dustin A. Large, 34, was indicted in the Montgomery County Common Pleas Court on two counts each of abduction and kidnapping, as well as one count each of rape, grand […]
2-vehicle crash in Clay Twp. Saturday killed Trotwood woman
Mar. 23—A two-vehicle crash happened in Clay Twp. Saturday morning, which left one person dead. The Dayton Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol identified the person as 66-year-old Stephanie L. Lankford from Trotwood, who was pronounced deceased at the scene by Union Fire/EMS. OSHP responded to reports of a crash at the intersection of […]
Large police presence called to ‘domestic disturbance’ in Trotwood
A large police presence was called to a home in Trotwood early Tuesday. Just before midnight Monday Trotwood officers were called to a domestic disturbance in the 4600 block of Marlin Avenue, according to Montgomery County Regional Dispatch. > ‘They ran her over;’ 911 caller details moments after woman hit by car in Dayton;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” class=”link […]
5-year-old boy accidentally ingests meth in Trotwood; father gets probation
Feb. 28—A man accused in a child abuse case avoids jail time after his 5-year-old son accidentally ingested methamphetamine more than a year ago at a residence in Trotwood. Joseph Lee Clark, 38, of Trotwood on Tuesday in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court was granted up to five years of probation after he pleaded guilty […]
Woman pleads guilty after teen shoots self with gun at Trotwood group home
Feb. 26—A woman who brought a loaded gun last March to a Trotwood group home where a teen resident shot and wounded herself faces up to three years in prison. Matia A. Terrell, 37, of Jefferson Twp. is scheduled to be sentenced March 20 in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court after she pleaded guilty Feb. […]