Oakwood police pursuit suspect remains in jail on bond

UPDATE @ 11:30 p.m. (Jan. 4): David Montgomery Jr., 38, of Riverside, pleaded not guilty to charges in Montgomery County court on Thursday for his accused role in a pursuit that started in Oakwood last month.

Montgomery’s bond was set at $7,500. His next court date is scheduled for Jan. 10.

Montgomery was still listed on the jail roster about 11:30 p.m.

INITIAL REPORT (Dec. 22):

A man arrested after a police chase that ended in a crash in Riverside last week was indicted today by a Montgomery County grand jury.

David Ellis Montgomery Jr., 38, of Riverside is charged with failure to comply with an order or signal of a police officer, a felony; and two misdemeanor counts of resisting arrest and obstructing official business.

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Montgomery did not stop for an Oakwood officer who tried to pull him over for a stolen plate on his vehicle, police said. The officer pursued him into Dayton until the chase ended with a crash in the 3100 block of Plawfield Road in Riverside.

Montgomery had a warrant for his arrest for an unrelated crime at the time of the incident, police said.

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Montgomery has been held since his Dec. 22 arrest in the Montgomery County Jail. He is due Jan. 4 for arraignment in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court.

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