Manhunt ends with person accused of shooting two Mifflin Township police officers in custody

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6 days ago

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Two days after he was accused of shooting two Mifflin Township police officers during a traffic stop, Daveonte Dixon is in custody.
Michael Black of the U.S. Marshals Service said Friday night that Dixon, 21, was arrested at an apartment complex in Obetz. He had been missing since allegedly firing at the officers, striking both, and running away from the scene, leading to rewards totaling $40,000 for his arrest and a manhunt across central Ohio.
In confirming the arrest, Black said Dixon was being taken to a hospital. Franklin County Sheriff Dallas Baldwin said officers heard gunfire from inside the apartment on Thelma Drive while trying to execute the search warrant.
SWAT officers entered and found Dixon with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Baldwin said Dixon was taken to a hospital in critical condition and that the investigation is still ongoing.
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Dixon is facing charges of attempted murder and felonious assault.
The incident began when the Mifflin Township officers pulled over a vehicle about 6:45 p.m. Wednesday near the intersection of Perdue Avenue and Mecca Road, in a section of the Northeast Side that falls outside of Columbus city limits.
During the stop, Dixon, a passenger, got out and began to run. When officers chased him, Dixon turned and fired, hitting both officers, according to details from Franklin County Sheriff Dallas Baldwin.
Dixon has prior convictions, including burglary and obstruction of justice, and is legally prohibited from carrying a firearm. He was out of jail on probation.
The FBI was offering a reward of $25,000 for information leading to his arrest. Central Ohio Crime Stoppers, the local ledge of the Fraternal Order of Police and the Marshals Service are also offering up $5,000 each.
The Mifflin Township Police Department has five full-time officers. Mifflin Township reported that one of the injured officers was released from the hospital on Thursday. The other underwent a second surgery Thursday morning and was continuing to recover.
Dixon's arrest caps a week in which four law enforcement officers were allegedly shot at. On Monday in Morrow County, Deputy Daniel Sherrer was killed during an encounter on a domestic disturbance call. And on Friday morning, a Marysville officer was struck during a similar call.
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