UPDATE @2:29 p.m.
Kettering Police Chief Christopher Protsman held a press conference this afternoon, to ensure the media and public know that "Kettering is as safe now as it was 10 years ago," despite recent criminal activity.
Protsman noted that crime is down from this time last year, while arrests have gone up. Crime has also gradually decreased over a 10-year period, according to Protsman.
At the center of the press conference was a local group called the GLO gang, a group Protsman described as a group of teenagers and young adults. One of those involved in the group is Miles Heizer, who faces felonious assault charges stemming from a March 7 incident when Heizer allegedly attacked a male victim while he slept.
Protsman said charges for Heizer in the Ronnie Bowers homicide are still being reviewed.
"This is a different way of doing investigations and this is the way Kettering police department will be conducting business from now on," Protsman said. "We're not only going to identify who those individuals are, we're going to identify who associates with them, family and friends, and we're going to determine if you're involved in criminal activity as well."
UPDATE @ 11:15 a.m. (March 15)
Kettering Police will hold a press briefing at 1 p.m. about Miles Heizer, the teen arrested last week suspected of kidnapping and robbery, who is awaiting sentencing for a 2016 baseball bat attack.
He was also present at the Sept. 4 homicide of 16-year-old Ronnie Bowers, but has not been charged in that case.
Officer John Jung said police will share information about a recent search warrant connected to Heizer.
He said Kettering Police are getting a lot of questions about Heizer and want to address concerns and give updates on the case.
He said Heizer is connected to multiple crimes and is part of a group of people police are working to track down as part of their investigations into those crimes.
Heizer is being held in the Montgomery County Jail on charges stemming from his March 7 arrest. His next court appearance is scheduled for Friday.
UPDATE @ 4:15 p.m. (March 8)
Kettering police say they have two additional suspects in Tuesday’s assault of a man on Oakdale Avenue.
The suspects have been identified by detectives who are working to get warrants, according to Kettering Police.
The victim described Miles Heizer and Tyler Lehmkuhle as part of a “gang” that beat him up while he was sleeping.
Heizer’s sentencing for a 2016 baseball bat attack, to which he pleaded guilty to felonious assault, has been pushed back from this week to March 17.
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A Kettering teen previously convicted of assaulting another with a baseball bat has been arrested and accused of kidnapping and robbery.
According to Kettering Police, Miles Heizer, 19, was arrested Tuesday along with 18-year-old Tyler Lehmkuhle after a male victim reported being beaten while he slept.
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Police responded to an address on Oakdale Avenue at about 10:45 a.m. where the victim said he’d been attacked and that his belongings were still inside.
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Officers were allowed in by the tenant and located Heizer and Lehmkuhle along with the victim’s cell phone dumped in a toilet and his wallet with cash missing. The apartment smelled of marijuana, according to the police report.
The victim identified the pair as the ones who he said punched him in the face, kicked him and stomped on him, according to police.
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The two teens were transported to Kettering jail and arrested on pending charges of kidnapping and robbery.
Heizer, a 2016 Fairmont High graduate, is scheduled to be sentenced later this week after he pleaded guilty to felonious assault for hitting a former classmate with the handle of a baseball bat last year, bloodying his face.
He could face from two to eight years in prison and a fine of up to $15,000 for that assault.
Heizer was also the driver of the suspect vehicle in the Sept. 4 homicide of 16-year-old Ronnie Bowers as a group of teens were leaving Alterfest.
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He was jailed the morning after the shooting, but released Sept. 6 pending further investigation. He has not been charged with any crimes in connection to the shooting.