Local man enters plea of insanity
Resident accused of shooting at police during standoff.
The man accused of shooting at police during a 2½-hour standoff in Trotwood in October has entered a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity.
William D. Gibson, 42, has a hearing scheduled for 2 p.m. today in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court. The results of a forensic evaluation of Gibson’s mental condition may be revealed.
Gibson’s attorney filed motions last month for a mental competency evaluation and to plead not guilty by reason of insanity.
Judge Dennis Adkins ordered the Forensic Psychiatry Center for Western Ohio to examine the Defendant and return findings about Gibson’s mental condition “at the time of the alleged offense and other data or conclusions considered by the examiner(s) to be pertinent to the issue of insanity.”
Adkins also ordered a report to include facts “found by the examiner(s), interpretations, and conclusions as to (Gibson’s) competence to stand trial at the present time.”
Gibson — who is being held in Montgomery County Jail on a $500,000 bond — was indicted on 10 counts of felonious assault against a peace officer, six counts of having weapons while under disability and five counts of discharge of a firearm on or near a prohibited premises.
At about 11:30 a.m. Oct. 13, Gibson called 911 to say his wife accidentally shot herself in the leg. When police arrived and started treating his wife outside the residence, police said Gibson told them they had one minute to leave or he would start shooting.
Gibson fired a shot inside the residence at 4645 Wolf Creek Pike, according to Trotwood police Chief Eric Wilson, who said his officers then felt they were being targeted in what officials said was an active shooter situation. Gibson fired approximately 11 times, according to emergency scanner traffic.
Numerous agencies including multiple SWAT groups and the Dayton Bomb Squad responded after Trotwood officers dropped a “99” signal for additional assistance.
Adkins wrote examiners should determine if Gibson was insane at the time of the alleged offense, and separately, if he is presently incompetent to stand trial or could be within a year.