MAN WHO KILLED BROTHER IN CHURCH GETS LIFE IN PRISON
for what he did in this case,” Montgomery County assistant prosecutor Lynda Dodd said. “This was a murder done by purpose, it was done to send a statement to his brother, it was done to send a statement to his church family.
“He didn’t have to affect everybody’s life in this way. He chose to do that and now he’s going to serve the penalty.”
William Schooler, 70, was a decorated Vietnam veteran, Jefferson Twp. school principal and a Dayton Public Schools teacher and school board member.
“We’re very saddened about the whole event,” said Patricia Wright, who added her message to her uncle Daniel would be one of love and prayer. “We’re glad that it’s coming to a closure. From this day forward, we will try to go forward with our family.”
Nephew Joe Bozeman said, “This will definitely not divide us as family. It will bring us closer together.”
Defense attorney Jay Carter said he was not able to see his client at the Montgomery County Jail before sentencing. Carter said he was told Daniel Schooler was being taken for medical care.
Dodd said during the hearing that the defendant didn’t want to leave his cell and that it was a “fecal-related” matter.
“He refused to come, and that is his right,” Dodd said after the hearing. “It doesn’t stop sentencing, and it doesn’t stop this case from getting to the resolution it deserved.”
Dankof said the maximum sentence — much like Daniel Schooler’s killing of his brother in a church that was part of a family inheritance dispute — was largely symbolic because of his age and other factors. Carter said his client has possible terminal medical issues.
“It’s a tragedy on both sides to the family,” Carter said. “It’s just an ending that doesn’t help or benefit anyone at this stage.”
In moving on, Wright quoted her grandfather, Rev. Allen Schooler, saying, “Love ye, one another.”