Letter to the Editor

I read the Dayton

Daily News story on Mr. Owensby being forcibly removed from his vehicle following a traffic stop and an ongoing narcotics investigation. I reviewed some of the national news feeds. It is an unfortunate occurrence.

If one delves into Mr. Owensby’s history, you will quickly find out that he is a career drug and weapons violator. His conviction record dates back to 2002. The Montgomery County Clerk of Court’s website is replete with a history of his convictions.

Owensby set the tenor of the interaction and it was his actions that led to him being removed from the vehicle. Despite being asked numerous times to exit the vehicle, he refused to cooperate or inform the officers on how to assist him and instead placed phone calls urging others to come to his aid with cameras to record the incident he was setting up.

Common sense would tell even the leftist liberals and police department critics that Owensby got into the vehicle; he ought to be able to get out, or at least tell us how to assist him in doing so. No chance. Owensby had no intention of exiting.

And what about the drug-tainted $22,450 on the floor of his vehicle?

Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley’s premature comment on the incident failed to show any support for the police. Her departure as Mayor next year will give Dayton a chance at fresh leadership.

I was raised in a different era; one with a respect for authority, addressing elders with “yes sir” or “no ma’am”, holding doors open for others, standing for law, order and justice. I make attempts to comply with reasonable requests from others. I only hope that the drug investigation, perhaps involving Owensby, is ongoing and if he is culpable, he is charged.

The officers involved are welcome to patrol my neighborhood anytime. — JEFF PETERSON, DAYTON