KETTERING — Newly-obtained court documents are revealing more details about what led a former Montgomery County police lieutenant to be arrested for a second time in less than a week.
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As News Center 7 previously reported, former Jason Etter was arrested on Wednesday at his parents’ Preble County home by the Tactical Crime Suppression Unit, which SWAT accompanied.
He was charged in Kettering Municipal Court on Wednesday with attempt to commit felonious assault, menacing by stalking, strangulation, and possession of criminal tools.
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On March 12, Kettering police responded to a menacing complaint in which a woman claimed Etter had threatened to kill someone known to her in text messages. He was arrested that same day and posted bond.
The next day, the same woman reported an assault complaint to Kettering police and named Etter as the suspect.
She claimed Etter assaulted her in her apartment, strangling her and placing the blade of a knife under her throat, according to an affidavit and statement of facts.
“Jason Lee Etter also made stabbing motions with the knife making her believe that he would stab the victim,” court records state.
The victim recorded conversations with Etter, where he allegedly made additional threats against their life.
Court records also state that the allegations of threats and physical violence happened between January and March of this year.
He remains booked in the Montgomery County Jail. He’s set to appear in court again later this month.
As News Center 7 previously reported, Etter was charged with one misdemeanor count of possession of a firearm while intoxicated and 16 counts of aggravated menacing in November 2024.
Investigators said he pointed a gun at a crowd that included children and threatened to kill people if they would not stop shooting off fireworks during a 4th of July party.
After taking a plea deal, eight counts of aggravated menacing were dismissed, and a judge suspended a six-month jail sentence and put him on probation for two years.
Montgomery County Municipal Court - Western Division records show that his probation was terminated on March 9.
Etter, who was a lieutenant at the Miami Township Police Department at the time, was fired by the department after the 2024 incident.
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