Adam Miller, 39, was charged with two counts of endangering children. He was freed on an own recognizance bond Thursday morning during an arraignment.
Springfield police began their investigation when they were called to the 2100 block of E. Main Street at around 1:40 a.m. Thursday. Officers saw a 2004 Mitsubishi SUV traveling on East Main Street.
“Officers observed the vehicle make a right turn to proceed north on North Arlington Avenue,” the affidavit says. “While making the right turn, the vehicle traveled left of center and nearly struck the west curb on North Arlington Avenue.”
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Officers stopped the SUV and made contact with Miller, the affidavit says, and officers smelled marijuana.
“Officers asked the male if there was marijuana in the vehicle,” the affidavit says. “The male stated that all of the marijuana had been smoked. While speaking to the male, officers observed the male to have red and glossy eyes, dilated pupils that responded slowly to light.”
After Miller failed to follow officers’ commands to keep his hands on the steering wheel, he was ordered out of the vehicle and detained, the affidavit says. Through further investigation, officers discovered a 6-year-old and a 10-year-old was in the SUV.
A next court date in the case has not been set.
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2. Springfield man who threatened to blow up hospital pleads guilty
Clint Kiser, 57, pleaded guilty in the case that accused him of saying that he planned to blow up the hospital Aug. 8.
He is due back in court on Dec. 11 for sentencing. He was released on his own recognizance Wednesday after pleading guilty.
Springfield police began their investigation Aug. 7 when they were called to a home where Kiser told them he needed to go to Springfield Regional Medical Center because he was feeling suicidal. Officers transported Kiser to the hospital, an affidavit filed with the charges says, and dropped him off.
However, on Aug. 8 officers were called back to the hospital where staff said Kiser made threats.
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“Officers made contact with hospital security and stated that Mr. Kiser was treated and released and refused to leave because he was unhappy with care,” the affidavit says. “(The employee) stated that Mr. Kiser threw a pen at a nurse. (The employee) stated that Mr. Kiser was complaining that he had no ride and continued to be belligerent, throwing his paperwork across the floor.”
The staff member said Kiser was informed that he needed leave, and that’s when he told staff he would come back to the hospital and “bomb it.”
“And further stated that ‘this would be another Dayton, Ohio massacre,’” the affidavit says.
The affidavit says security removed the man from the property and then made contact with police. Kiser was contacted by police and arrested shortly after, the affidavit says.
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3. Man indicted on felonies in connection to fatal Springfield crash
Lawrence Konicki, 31, was indicted on charges of aggravated vehicular homicide, aggravated vehicular assault and operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. A next court date in the case has not been set.
According to court records, the aggravated vehicular homicide charge is a first-degree felony and the aggravated vehicular assault is a felony in the second degree. The operating a vehicle charge is listed as a first-degree misdemeanor.
Konicki is not in custody and a warrant for his arrest had not been issued as of Friday, according to court records.
Springfield police began their investigation on Oct. 15 when they responded to a crash near the intersection of Mitchell Boulevard and Lagonda Avenue.
The mother of Konicki’s child, 35-year-old Amanda Campbell, of Huber Heights, died as a result of the crash.
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Court documents obtained by the Springfield News-Sun revealed what law enforcement said led up to the accident. In the hours before the crash Campbell, Konicki and another man had been at several bars in Springfield, according to an affidavit filed in Clark County Municipal Court.
Video surveillance from a local bar shows the three arguing in the parking lot about who should be driving, police said.
“Mr. Konicki gets into the driver’s seat,” the affidavit says. “Ms. Campbell is upset by this and keeps telling him ‘no.’”
Despite her persistence, police said Konicki got behind the wheel. An investigation into the crash revealed that right before the fatal impact, Konicki was driving 63 mph down Mitchell Blvd. — which is a 35 mph zone, turning into a 25 mph restriction once a driver crosses Belmont Avenue, according to the affidavit.
Court documents say the silver Chevrolet Impala traveled off the left side of the road and hit a utility pole. Campbell was riding in the front seat of the car and died at the scene. The back seat passenger was lying on the ground about 10 to 15 feet from the accident when police arrived — although he was coherent and able to talk with officers about his account of what happened.
He and Konicki were both taken to the hospital. Konicki was combative at the hospital and at one point had to be given a medication to calm down before he was transferred to Miami Valley Hospital, according to the affidavit.
Eventual test results show that Konicki “had an alcohol content of .27 and had an unconfirmed positive for Cannabinoids,” according to court documents.
The legal driving limit in Ohio is .08.
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