DAYTON — A man who reportedly told police last month a loaded pink gun was a toy was a toy faces weapons charges.
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Lesley Maurice Johnson III, 52, was indicted Friday for having weapons under disability for a prior offense of violence and having weapons under disability for a prior drug conviction.
He remains held in the Montgomery County Jail and is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court.
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According to Dayton police, Johnson told police a loaded pink handgun was a plastic toy when they were called Jan. 30 to MJ’s Fish and Chips at West Riverview Avenue and Paul Laurence Dunbar Street.
The incident led police to call a “signal 99” — officer in need of assistance — after the business reported there was a gunman inside.
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