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Yahoo
11-03-2025
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Body cam captures moments officer was hurt trying to stop suspect during St. Patrick's celebration
New video shows the moment an officer was hurt trying to arrest a man near the University of Dayton this weekend. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] News Center 7′s Taylor Robertson breaks down the video and explains what led up to the arrest LIVE on News Center 7 at 11:00. TRENDING STORIES: College student goes missing while on spring break in Dominican Republic Dozens of cars catch fire at Ohio business Submarine House announces new location The incident happened as students celebrated St. Patrick's Day early and hundreds of people showed up. Dayton police say after 9 p.m. on Saturday, officers were in the area of Brown Street and Stewart Street trying to break up a large crowd. >>RELATED: 12 arrested, officer injured after St. Patrick's Day celebration at UD As officers were trying to get people to leave, someone fired shots, then ran. Body camera video shows an officer use the front tire of his bike to trip the suspect, who has been identified as 22-year-old Elijah Murph-Heard. The crash caused the officer to flip off his bike and hurt himself. Murph-Heard was arrested and booked into Montgomery County Jail on having weapons while under disability, carrying a concealed weapon, receiving stolen property, obstructing official business and resisting arrest charges. News Center 7 will continue to follow this story. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
11-03-2025
- Yahoo
12 arrested, 1 charged after large police scene reported at UD Saturday
Mar. 10—A dozen people were arrested and one person is facing charges after crowds of people celebrated St. Patrick's Day on University of Dayton's campus Saturday afternoon and evening. Of those arrested, four are students and eight are not students, according to University of Dayton officials. The students are being referred to the student disciplinary system as appropriate. A large gathering started around noon in the south student neighborhood near the 400 block of Lowes Street. There were 44 medic calls for illness and injured and 18 people transported to the hospital, according to university officials. Police told the crowd to disperse and later used a loudspeaker and horse-mounted patrol officers to issue more commands for people to leave the area. Officers used chemical munitions to clear the area after people in the crowds threw bottles at police, according to UD officials. "There was not one incident that precipitated the decision to clear the street; instead it was multiple factors, including shifting crowd dynamics, increased medical emergencies and safety concerns for the crowd and first responders," said Savalas Kidd, assistant vice president and chief of police. "Many of those in attendance did leave the area when told; however, some in the crowd resorted to throwing bottles and other objects at officers. This unacceptable behavior caused an escalation in crowd control." Lowes Street was cleared around 4:45 p.m. and was closed for the rest of the evening. About 90 minutes later, Dayton police received reports of disruptive crowds near Brown and Jasper streets. UD Public Safety officers and Dayton police responded to disperse the gathering. Around 9:15 p.m. police continued to break up crowds in the area when shots were fired in a business parking lot. Springboro police responded to the scene, in addition to the Dayton and UD officers. A suspect ran into the street in front of a Dayton officer, who tried to stop him by knocking him down, a Dayton police spokesperson said. The collision caused the officer to flip off of the bicycle and injured them. An officer from another police department also knocked the suspect down with a bicycle, but he got up and continued to run, according to police. The suspect, identified as 22-year-old Elijah Murph-Heard, was then arrested. An officer used a taser to assist in the arrest, police said. Murph-Heard was booked into the Montgomery County Jail. He is facing receiving stolen property (firearm), obstructing official business, carrying concealed weapons, having weapons while under disability and resisting arrest charges in Dayton Municipal Court. The resisting arrest charge is a second-degree misdemeanor. Brown Street was temporarily closed and students were urged to avoid the area while officers investigated, according to a post on the UD Facebook page. Police gave an all-clear around 11:30 p.m., and Brown Street was reopened.
