Man charged with assault, shots fired in Harrison Township pleads guilty

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — A man charged with an assault and shots fired incident in Harrison Township has pleaded guilty.

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Jayzon Wagner, 23, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court to improperly discharging a firearm at or into habitation and failure to comply with the order or signal of a police officer in a plea agreement, according to court documents.

He faces up to $25,000 in fines.

The court agreed to sentence Wagner between 33 to 54 months in prison and he will forfeit his handguns, court documents said.

As News Center 7 previously reported, Wagner allegedly assaulted a woman and fired a gun in the 1900 block of Gant Drive on May 28.

Montgomery County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the scene and found the victim and multiple shell casings.

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They learned that during the reported assault, Wagner allegedly fired shots and then left the scene.

Soon after, deputies discovered several rounds hit a nearby apartment on Embassy Place, according to a previous News Center 7 report.

Two bullet holes were found in the master bedroom and two rounds were found in the child’s room. At the time of the incident, a child and two adults were sleeping in these rooms. No one was hit by the gunfire.

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On May 31, deputies found Wagner’s car near North Dixie Drive and Needmore Road.

According to a previous News Center 7 report, Wagner led deputies on a short pursuit, but crashed into a parked vehicle and took off on foot.

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Deputies found Wagner in a nearby apartment and arrested him.

He is in Montgomery County Jail and scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 16.

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