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20-year-old homicide suspect has been arrested 23 times
DAYTON - The 20-year-old man city homicide detectives arrested Thursday, Jan. 14, in the killing of a Vietnam War veteran has been arrested 23 times by police.
Jesse Metcalf is in the Montgomery County Jail on a felony murder charge related to the shooting death of Daniel Johnson Jr., 58, who was killed inside his northeast Dayton home Tuesday.
Detective Sgt. Gary White said an outraged community, along with Metcalf’s family and friends, helped in Metcalf’s arrest because they were “disgusted” that a Vietnam veteran had been “senselessly” killed.
Johnson was found dead in his bedroom at 23 N. Monmouth with a gunshot wound to the head, police said. It appears he was killed during a robbery because items, including a television, were missing from his bedroom, police said.
While being led to jail, Metcalf said he “knew of” Johnson, but did not know him that well. Metcalf said he did not kill Johnson and did not know who did.
Police reports show Metcalf is a career criminal, despite his young age, with an addiction to heroin and crack that has led to numerous run-ins with police.
He has an open case in county common pleas court after being charged with felony assault on a police officer. The charge is related to an incident on Oct. 5 when officers stopped Metcalf near his home in the 2600 block of East Second Street, according to a police report.
Officers said Metcalf was under the influence of drugs when he tried to escape arrest and had to be Tasered at least five times before allowing officers to put handcuffs on him, the report stated.
An officer wrote Metcalf was stopped after driving a motorcycle erratically near his home, the report stated. Metcalf, whose license is suspended, tried to flee when an officer found what was later to be determined as heroin in his pants, the report stated.
Metcalf resisted arrest and was Tasered numerous times, but only surrendered when additional officers arrived, the report stated.
It is unclear why Metcalf was released from jail on that charge. Investigators and an official from the Montgomery County Prosecutor’s office did not return emails or calls seeking comment.
Other reports show Metcalf has been arrested at least 11 times since he turned 18 in 2007 on charges related to misdemeanor theft, domestic violence and felony armed robbery.
Jail records show in 10 of those arrests, Metcalf faced 32 charges — mostly misdemeanors — with 24 of those being cleared by police or by the courts.
In October, and a day after Metcalf was Tasered by police, Dayton Municipal Court Judge Deirdre E. Logan accepted his guilty plea for driving without a license in June.
Metcalf was originally arrested then for driving on a suspended license for at least the third time and operating a vehicle under the influence. It was his third driving under suspension arrest in less than two years, according to court records.
Logan sentenced Metcalf to 180 days in jail on Oct. 6, but suspended 166 days of the sentence and Metcalf was given credit for 14 days of time served, according to court records.
In December Metcalf was arrested again on domestic violence and assault charges, court records show. That case is still open in municipal court.
Metcalf was expected to appear in court Friday, Jan. 15, at 1:30 p.m. on the murder charge, according to jail records.
