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White powder at local Speedway prompts charges against woman

UPDATE @ 12:27 p.m. (Dec. 13):Nearly a month after prompting a shutdown of an Enon Speedway, a woman has been charged with inducing panic connected to a white powder found on her at the business.

Erynn Asebrook, 49, of Springfield, appeared in municipal court on a single count of inducing panic.

UPDATE @ 7:33 p.m. (Nov. 14): A white powder reportedly all over a woman who walked into the Speedway on North Xenia Drive in Enon was not dangerous, a Mad River Twp. fire lieutenant said.

Lt. John Heath said that apparent fears about the powerful opioid fentanyl prompted employees to dial 9-1-1 when they saw the woman walk into the business. The white powder also was found in the woman's vehicle, he said.

Authorities aren't sure what the powder is, Heath said.

No one was injured. Police are believed to have taken the woman to a hospital for evaluation.

The Speedway, which was shut down at least 45 minutes, has since reopened.

INITIAL REPORT

Enon police, fire crews and a hazardous materials unit are at a Speedway service station on North Xenia Drive on a report involving someone who poured a white powder all over the floor of the business that authorities think could be poisonous.

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The Speedway has been shut down because of the incident. Police have someone in custody. We're working to learn more about what happened.

Police and fire crews were dispatched about 6:15 p.m. on the report.

We have a crew on scene. We will update this report as information is made available.

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