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you do not want to threaten the police
Ditch-Runner
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on the local news tonight , seems like a nice guy
http://www.whio.com/news/news/crime-law/police-find-arsenal-of-weapons-in-mans-home/nfLtS/
Police find arsenal of weapons in man's home
Police find arsenal of weapons in man's home photo
Middletown police discovered approximately 20 rifles and handguns inside William Jefferys' house. They also found hundreds of rounds of ammunition and night vision equipment.
Police find arsenal of weapons in man's home photo
Police say William Jefferys, 39, fired several shots into the air near the corner of Cincinnati-Dayton Road and Caprice Drive. Investigators said he attacked a corrections officer and threatened two other police officers.
By Lot Tan
Staff Writer
MIDDLETOWN -
A Middletown man arrested for assaulting a corrections officer and threatening two other police officials had an arsenal of 20 weapons in his home, including high-powered rifles, sniper rifles with scopes, night vision equipment and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.
William Jefferys, 39, of Caprice Drive, has been charged with a felony count of assault on a corrections officer and two counts of aggravated menacing, drug paraphernalia, loud noise violation and obstructing official business - all misdemeanors - following a run-in with police at his home last week. Jefferys appeared in Middletown Municipal Court on Wednesday for a preliminary hearing, where he pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Court officials said the case was bound over to a grand jury.
According to a police report, officers responded to the 4900 block of Caprice Drive around 2 a.m. March 18 for a shots fired call. Investigators found spent shell casings on the ground near Jefferys' front door, leading them to suspect Jefferys of firing the shots.
Police said Jefferys became confrontational and combative when approached and threatened to harm Middletown police Officer Keith Maxwell and Detective Tim Meehan.
"He said, `Have you ever been shot?' I said, `I have not,'" Meehan told the Journal-News. "His next reply was: `The bullet never hit you?' I explained to him it did not. He said, `My bullet will.'"
Jefferys then threatened Maxwell after he was arrested. According to the report, Jefferys said, "I'm a trained sniper, and you'll find out when I get out."
"Officer Maxwell realizes he's very serious about his threats," Meehan said.
But Jefferys' aggressive behavior didn't end there. Calvin McIntosh, a corrections officer at the Middletown City Jail, was assaulted by Jefferys as he was attempting to handcuff and place him in a cell.
He grabbed McIntosh's "testicles and started squeezing," according to the police report.
"He didn't let go," Meehan said. "They had to physically remove him.and he continued to fight all the way to his cell."
According to court records, Jefferys has a long list of prior arrests and charges, including carrying a concealed weapon, attempted drug abuse marijuana and disorderly conduct.
Meehan learned during his investigation that those who know Jefferys think he's suffering from a mental illness.
"He's not right; he's suicidal," Meehan said. "They're afraid he's either going to hurt somebody or going to kill himself. That's been brought to my attention twice by two separate people."
During their investigation, officers discovered a 100-round drum of .223 high-powered rifle ammunition, "which is consistent with what the rounds were outside," Meehan said.
"We opened gun safes and found rifles with scopes," he said. "We found night vision equipment with scopes."
Police told the Journal-News that Jefferys should not be allowed to own weapons.
"He's a dangerous individual, he's made threats, he's shot off a weapon," Meehan said. "He told me he'll lay in the woods across from my house and shoot me. I don't want him to own any weapons."
Police also found a night vision camera near his front door.
"Inside the house was a huge monitor, he could see everything that was going on from his front door to the street," Meehan said.
Police said Jefferys' father had a distinguished career in the military and was a member of the U.S. Army Special Forces. Meehan said the guns belong to Jefferys' father.
Ben Herman, who lives across the street from Jefferys, said he heard several shots fired in the early morning hours on March 18.
"Heard three loud pops.hours later three more loud pops," Herman said. "We thought someone was trying to break in with a hammer or a mallet. It was loud."
Herman said he has never talked to Jefferys, but fears for his life.
"It's concerning. There's a lot of kids around here, especially if he's going to open fire whenever he pleases," he said. "I hope he doesn't come back home. You shouldn't have that much ammo for one person."
- See more at: http://www.whio.com/news/news/crime-law/police-find-arsenal-of-weapons-in-mans-home/nfLtS/#sthash.oljxyQus.dpuf
http://www.whio.com/news/news/crime-law/police-find-arsenal-of-weapons-in-mans-home/nfLtS/
Police find arsenal of weapons in man's home
Police find arsenal of weapons in man's home photo
Middletown police discovered approximately 20 rifles and handguns inside William Jefferys' house. They also found hundreds of rounds of ammunition and night vision equipment.
Police find arsenal of weapons in man's home photo
Police say William Jefferys, 39, fired several shots into the air near the corner of Cincinnati-Dayton Road and Caprice Drive. Investigators said he attacked a corrections officer and threatened two other police officers.
By Lot Tan
Staff Writer
MIDDLETOWN -
A Middletown man arrested for assaulting a corrections officer and threatening two other police officials had an arsenal of 20 weapons in his home, including high-powered rifles, sniper rifles with scopes, night vision equipment and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.
William Jefferys, 39, of Caprice Drive, has been charged with a felony count of assault on a corrections officer and two counts of aggravated menacing, drug paraphernalia, loud noise violation and obstructing official business - all misdemeanors - following a run-in with police at his home last week. Jefferys appeared in Middletown Municipal Court on Wednesday for a preliminary hearing, where he pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Court officials said the case was bound over to a grand jury.
According to a police report, officers responded to the 4900 block of Caprice Drive around 2 a.m. March 18 for a shots fired call. Investigators found spent shell casings on the ground near Jefferys' front door, leading them to suspect Jefferys of firing the shots.
Police said Jefferys became confrontational and combative when approached and threatened to harm Middletown police Officer Keith Maxwell and Detective Tim Meehan.
"He said, `Have you ever been shot?' I said, `I have not,'" Meehan told the Journal-News. "His next reply was: `The bullet never hit you?' I explained to him it did not. He said, `My bullet will.'"
Jefferys then threatened Maxwell after he was arrested. According to the report, Jefferys said, "I'm a trained sniper, and you'll find out when I get out."
"Officer Maxwell realizes he's very serious about his threats," Meehan said.
But Jefferys' aggressive behavior didn't end there. Calvin McIntosh, a corrections officer at the Middletown City Jail, was assaulted by Jefferys as he was attempting to handcuff and place him in a cell.
He grabbed McIntosh's "testicles and started squeezing," according to the police report.
"He didn't let go," Meehan said. "They had to physically remove him.and he continued to fight all the way to his cell."
According to court records, Jefferys has a long list of prior arrests and charges, including carrying a concealed weapon, attempted drug abuse marijuana and disorderly conduct.
Meehan learned during his investigation that those who know Jefferys think he's suffering from a mental illness.
"He's not right; he's suicidal," Meehan said. "They're afraid he's either going to hurt somebody or going to kill himself. That's been brought to my attention twice by two separate people."
During their investigation, officers discovered a 100-round drum of .223 high-powered rifle ammunition, "which is consistent with what the rounds were outside," Meehan said.
"We opened gun safes and found rifles with scopes," he said. "We found night vision equipment with scopes."
Police told the Journal-News that Jefferys should not be allowed to own weapons.
"He's a dangerous individual, he's made threats, he's shot off a weapon," Meehan said. "He told me he'll lay in the woods across from my house and shoot me. I don't want him to own any weapons."
Police also found a night vision camera near his front door.
"Inside the house was a huge monitor, he could see everything that was going on from his front door to the street," Meehan said.
Police said Jefferys' father had a distinguished career in the military and was a member of the U.S. Army Special Forces. Meehan said the guns belong to Jefferys' father.
Ben Herman, who lives across the street from Jefferys, said he heard several shots fired in the early morning hours on March 18.
"Heard three loud pops.hours later three more loud pops," Herman said. "We thought someone was trying to break in with a hammer or a mallet. It was loud."
Herman said he has never talked to Jefferys, but fears for his life.
"It's concerning. There's a lot of kids around here, especially if he's going to open fire whenever he pleases," he said. "I hope he doesn't come back home. You shouldn't have that much ammo for one person."
- See more at: http://www.whio.com/news/news/crime-law/police-find-arsenal-of-weapons-in-mans-home/nfLtS/#sthash.oljxyQus.dpuf
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I am very curious to see what they may have been.
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