Murder charges will not be filed in shooting death of Hillsboro man
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DAYTON - A Dayton man will not face a murder charge in connection with the shooting death of a Hillsboro man, according to prosecutors, due to Ohio's self-defense law.
The Dayton Daily News reported Wednesday that Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office will not file a murder charge in the shooting death of Robert Travis Miller, 19, of Hillsboro, on Oct. 9.
Tyler Hamilton, 20, of Dayton, was arrested Oct. 18 and is currently in custody, the newspaper reported, but he has not been charged in the shooting.
“Mr. Hamilton was in his motor vehicle, and it appears that (Miller) attacked Mr. Hamilton in some fashion,” Greg Flannagan, spokesman for the county prosecutor’s office, told the Dayton Daily News. “Under Ohio’s Castle Doctrine, one is permitted to use whatever force necessary, if you’re in your home, or if you’re in a private vehicle, to defend yourself. Based upon the Castle Doctrine, we did not feel that we could charge Mr. Hamilton with any kind of a homicide charge.”
The case could still go before a grand jury.
"(Miller) was shot three times in the 2600 block of Falmouth Avenue after arguing with another man who was inside a vehicle. Prior to the shooting, Miller had arrived on Falmouth in a vehicle and accompanied by a 20-year-old woman who was also a Hillsboro resident. After the shooting, the woman helped Miller back into their car and drove to the Popeyes restaurant on Salem Avenue. The shooter fled in his vehicle," according to the Dayton Daily News.
The family will hold a vigil for Miller at 8 p.m. Friday on the lawn of the Highland County Courthouse. Miller's mother, Kim Irving, said they will be holding a bake sale, as well, in order to help raise funds for his headstone.
DAYTON - A Dayton man will not face a murder charge in connection with the shooting death of a Hillsboro man, according to prosecutors, due to Ohio's self-defense law.
The Dayton Daily News reported Wednesday that Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office will not file a murder charge in the shooting death of Robert Travis Miller, 19, of Hillsboro, on Oct. 9.
Tyler Hamilton, 20, of Dayton, was arrested Oct. 18 and is currently in custody, the newspaper reported, but he has not been charged in the shooting.
“Mr. Hamilton was in his motor vehicle, and it appears that (Miller) attacked Mr. Hamilton in some fashion,” Greg Flannagan, spokesman for the county prosecutor’s office, told the Dayton Daily News. “Under Ohio’s Castle Doctrine, one is permitted to use whatever force necessary, if you’re in your home, or if you’re in a private vehicle, to defend yourself. Based upon the Castle Doctrine, we did not feel that we could charge Mr. Hamilton with any kind of a homicide charge.”
The case could still go before a grand jury.
"(Miller) was shot three times in the 2600 block of Falmouth Avenue after arguing with another man who was inside a vehicle. Prior to the shooting, Miller had arrived on Falmouth in a vehicle and accompanied by a 20-year-old woman who was also a Hillsboro resident. After the shooting, the woman helped Miller back into their car and drove to the Popeyes restaurant on Salem Avenue. The shooter fled in his vehicle," according to the Dayton Daily News.
The family will hold a vigil for Miller at 8 p.m. Friday on the lawn of the Highland County Courthouse. Miller's mother, Kim Irving, said they will be holding a bake sale, as well, in order to help raise funds for his headstone.
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