DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — A Venice, Fla. man was indicted by an Ohio grand jury in a January pursuit that crossed multiple jurisdictions before ending with a crash and gunfire.

It all stated when James Skirvin, 54, hit a woman with his car and fled the scene, according to the Trotwood Police Department.

Skirvin faces the following charges:

  • 5 counts of Felonious Assault on a Police Officer with a Deadly Weapon
  • 1 count of Felonious Assault on a Police Officer Causing Serious Physical Harm
  • 1 count of Discharging a Firearm On or Near or Across a Prohibited Roadway
  • 1 count of Failure to Comply with the Order or Signal of a Police Officer
  • 1 count of Vehicular Assault
  • 1 count of Improper Handling of a Firearm in a Motor Vehicle
  • 1 count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs

Montgomery County Prosecutor Mat Heck Jr. said that if convicted on all counts, Skirvin will face approximately 75 years in custody.

Skirvin will be arraigned on Tuesday, March 12.

According to Trotwood Police Chief Erik Wilson, officers were called to Voyager Village Trailer Park on a report of a pedestrian being hit by a vehicle around 11 a.m.

Wilson said that as the officers were administering help to the female victim, they saw the suspect speed by them with what he labeled “a long gun” sticking out of the window.

Wilson said that the suspect continued east on US-35 despite efforts by the officers to pull him over. The Trotwood officers were joined in the pursuit by Dayton Police and Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputies.

The suspect allegedly made a U-turn at Abbey Avenue and US-35 and began to fire on officers from the moving vehicle.

At Liscum Drive and US-35, the westbound suspect allegedly swerved across all lanes of traffic and hit a Trotwood Police cruiser and a Montgomery County Sheriff’s vehicle, both heading east in pursuit.

Officers opened fire on the suspect after the vehicle came to a stop.

The suspect was taken into custody and transported to Miami Valley Hospital, as was the Trotwood officer who had been in the cruiser. The pedestrian was also taken to the hospital.