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Junius Thomas
Gender : Male
Age : 31
Race : White
Date : 01/11/2021
Location : 6800 block of Yoakum Court
City : Liberty Township
County : Butler
State : Ohio
Agency : Butler County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) :Deputy Ricky Phillips
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On January 11, 2021, at approximately 5:16 p.m., Butler County Sheriff's deputies responded to a domestic violence report in the 6800 block of Yoakum Court at the Lakota Pointe Townhomes in Liberty Township. Junius Thomas, had allegedly kicked in the door of a residence, prompting the female occupant to flee and call 911. Upon arrival, deputies found Thomas armed and "extremely agitated." THE SWAT team was deployed. SWAT officers used an armored vehicle to breach the door. Thomas then appeared in the doorway and raised a gun toward the officers, at which point Deputy Ricky Phillips shot and killed Thomas. A subsequent autopsy revealed the presence of methamphetamine in Thomas's system. Four months later, Officer Phillips shot and injured someone during arrest again. A Butler County grand jury reviewed both incidents and declined to issue an indictment, determining that the use of force was justified.
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SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/butler-county/liberty-township/1-dead-after-swat-standoff-at-liberty-township-townhome-complex
https://local12.com/news/local/grand-jury-declines-to-indict-deputy-who-killed-man-during-liberty-twp-swat-situation-cincinnati
