Man pleads guilty to shooting Dayton officer in 2021

The man previously accused of shooting a Dayton Police officer during a scuffle in 2021 has pleaded guilty to charges.

Antwyane Lowe, 41, of Dayton, pleaded “guilty-as-charged” to two counts of felonious assault on a peace officer, two weapons charges and a single count of assault on a peace officer on Wednesday, according to a spokesperson for the Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office.

Lowe is scheduled to be sentenced on May 9.

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The charges stemmed from the shooting that injured Officer Thadeu Holloway in September 2021.

Holloway responded to a fraud complaint at the Dollar General at 888 S. Gettysburg Ave after a counterfeit bill was passed at the business.

Holloway located Lowe in the 600 block of Ingram Street. He attempted to stop Lowe, but a scuffle ensued.

Holloway used his taser on Lowe, which brought Lowe to the ground. Lowe retrieved a handgun and fired one shot, which struck Holloway on the side of his head, hitting his temporal artery, Dayton Police previously told News Center 7.

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“I’ve been shot on the left side of my head. I can barely hear my earpiece,” Holloway said over his police-issued radio as blood dripped from his face and he called for help.

Holloway fired five shots at Lowe and hit him in the neck and shoulders.

Lowe previously pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, but was later found competent to stand trial.

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