Man found in sewer drain after large search forces shelter-in-place in Montgomery County

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP — An 18-year-old Kentucky man was arrested Monday morning after being found in a sewer drain during a large search in southern Montgomery County.

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The suspect has been identified as Trevor Walker.

Trevor Walker (Springboro Division of Police)

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Springboro officers located a stolen white Toyota Sienna on State Route 741 near Pennyroyal Road. When the officer tried to initiate a traffic stop on the vehicle drove off and a chase ensued.

The vehicle got onto Interstate 675 and then exited onto State Route 725.

The chase ended in a crash at the intersection of SR 725 and Paragon Road. At that time, Walker ran from the vehicle.

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There was also a female passenger in the vehicle. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said late Monday morning that she was taken into custody and was treated for injuries.

Both Walker and the female, who is believed to be a juvenile, had been reported missing from Kentucky.

During a search for Walker, a shelter-in-place advisory was issued for the area after police found ammunition and firearms in the stolen vehicle. Officers also learned he had reportedly been involved in recent armed robberies.

WKYT, a CBS affiliate in Lexington, Kentucky, confirmed with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office in Kentucky that Walker broke into a home in the county overnight.

As reported on News Center 7 at 5:00, our crew on the scene saw dozens of Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team members rush into the neighborhood to assist with the search.

One six-man SWAT squad, with a K9, spotted the Walker and convinced him to come out.

“He was soaked,” Major Jeremy Roy, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office chief of staff, said. “He was in probably three feet of water down there.”

News Center 7’s cameras caught Walked being escorted into the back of a Springboro police cruiser. He was followed by at least a dozen officers, deputies, and SWAT members.

“This is about as dangerous as you get,” Roy said. “Number one, we have somebody that went into a house and did an aggravated robbery; they stole guns. I don’t know how many people’s lives they put on [the] line coming up 75 at 100 miles per hour.”

People in the area told News Center 7 the large search was not something they were expecting to see.

“It’s not something you see every day, that’s for sure,” Scott Sherman, of Washington Township, said.

As shown on News Center 7 at 6:00, seeing the man being taken into custody was a relief for neighbors.

“Especially with school starting in two days,” Jeskika Beebe, of Washington Township, said. “I even told my husband, our youngest will go to that school right here on Paragon. I was like, ‘She would have been scared.’”

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