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An Ohio judge has ruled that Ronald Ritchie (L) can face charges for making for claims after his 911 call lead to the fatal shooting of John Crawford III (R).
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An Ohio judge has found that there is probable cause to prosecute the 911 caller who claimed that John Crawford III was pointing a gun at people inside a Wal-Mart store in August 2014.
Ronald Ritchie “created the incident that resulted in the death of not only John Crawford but another shopper by the name of Angela Williams,” Bomani Moyenda, one of ten people who filed affidavits on March 25, told WCPO.
On Aug. 5, 2014 Ritchie called police claiming that 22-year-old was aiming a gun at people and children as he walked the aisles of a Beavercreek Wal-Mart. Police stormed the store and within moments, Crawford was shot dead. Later, police would learn that Crawford was carrying an air pistol that he picked up inside of the store and video from the store showed him carrying the gun on his shoulder but doesn’t show him aiming the gun at anyone Dayton Daily News reports.
While, Fairborn Municipal Court Judge Beth Root found there was probable cause to prosecute Ritchie for making false reports, she ruled that there was not probable cause to prosecute Ritchie for inciting violence, inducing panic, involuntary manslaughter or reckless homicide. It is unclear what legal steps may follow but Root wrote in her decision that the case should be referred to a prosecutor.
According to the Daily News, 37-year-old, Angela Williams, was running from the store with her daughter after gunshots were fired during the Aug. 5, shooting, she suffered a medical condition and died that night.
If tried, Ritchie would face a first-degree misdemeanor punishable by maximums of six months in jail and a $1,000 fine, the Daily News notes.
Read more at WCPO and the Dayton Daily News.
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