Suspect in police chase, hours-long SWAT standoff in Miamisburg identified

MIAMISBURG — The Ohio State Highway Patrol has provided new information on the police chase and hours-long standoff in Montgomery County on Friday.

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Johnathon E. Brown, 32, of Hamilton, has been identified as the suspect, according to a spokesperson with OSHP. He sustained minor injuries and was transported to Miami Valley Hospital for treatment.

Around noon, state patrol and numerous southwest Ohio law enforcement agencies were asked to be on the lookout for a stolen Chevrolet Silverado involved in an incident in Butler Township.

Additional information on the specific incident was not immediately available.

Just before 2 p.m., the Franklin Police Department located the truck on I-75 SB near Franklin Lebanon Road and tried to stop it. Brown took off and a pursuit began, the spokesperson said.

Troopers joined the pursuit near SR-63 and SR-4 in Monroe. The spokesperson said stop sticks were used, but Brown continued driving on the truck’s rims for several miles.

The chase ended on W. Linden Avenue near N. Riverview Avenue in Miamisburg after Brown drove into the side of a CSX train.

The impact pushed the truck off the south side of the roadway, the spokesperson said.

CareFlight responded to the scene, but left around an hour later, as reported on News Center 7 at 5:30.

Brown refused to exit the truck and an hourslong SWAT standoff began.

Police believe the suspect was armed, which prompted Miamisburg City Schools to go on lockdown. The lockdown was lifted around 4:30 p.m.

Law enforcement got Brown out of the truck nearly two hours later.

He is facing preliminary charges of failure to comply with the order or signal of a police officer and receiving stolen property.

The spokesperson said numerous law enforcement agencies assisted OSHP in this incident, including the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, Kettering Police Department, Miamisburg Police Department, and more.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol will continue to investigate this incident.

We will continue to follow this story.

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