DAYTON — A former Dayton police detective who threatened to shoot Chief Richard Biehl has several disciplinary actions in her personnel file and submitted her resignation “under charges,” according to records obtained by News Center 7.
Ginger E. Stutz, 54, was found guilty on an aggravated menacing charge earlier this month and sentenced to 180 days in jail with credit for 34 days.
Stutz told her son Nov. 9 “if she had a gun on her right now, she would shoot Rick in the face right now, and we could visit her in prison,” a Miamisburg police report read. The “Rick” Ginger was referring to was Biehl, the report read. Her son reported the crime to police.
Stutz used to work as a detective for the Dayton Police Department until her son said she was “forced” into retirement a couple years ago due to her mental issues, according to the report.
According to Stutz’s personnel records, she was found in violation of Dayton police rules at least twice within the last year of her employment that resulted in suspensions.
For an incident in July 2017, Stutz was found to be insubordinate and “sent an inappropriate email to several commanding officers,” the file read.
News Center 7 has requested a copy of the July email mentioned.
In the July case, Stutz was issued a suspension of 16 duty hours, which was the equivalent of two days.
In August 2017, Stutz was charged civilly with insubordination after she “failed to follow a directive given...by your superiors...not to go on the second floor of the Safety Building for any reason.”
She was suspended in December 2017 for 24 duty hours, or the equivalent of three days, for the August incident.
According to records, Stutz resigned from the department Feb. 2, 2018 while she was “under charges.” It’s unclear what charges led to the resignation, however she cited “personal reasons” when informing the department of her plan to resign.
A review of Stutz’s 2017 performance showed she met department standards, with the exception of officer safety, interpersonal skills and judgment and initiative. She scored below standard in those categories.
“Stutz does not like to be told not to do things,” her supervisor wrote. “If she is told not to do something, she goes out of her way to try and do it.”
Her supervisor also noted a situation where “Stutz created an extremely dangerous situation and placed other detectives in jeopardy.”
“She felt the need to check to see if her weapon was loaded while in a raid van,” the review read. “She held her firearm and racked a round into the chamber. The firearm was loaded and in the direction of another detective.”
Stutz also had several praises in performance reviews for years prior to 2017, to include receiving the Miami Valley Crime Stopper’s Officer of the Year award in 2017.
Stutz had been with the department since at least 1989.
