Man accused of shooting Mifflin Township police officers jailed, pleads not guilty

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The man accused of shooting two Mifflin Township police officers is in jail after months in the hospital.

Franklin County court records show Daveonte Dixon is in jail on 11 felony charges, including attempted murder. Dixon, 21, led police on a two-day manhunt in May after fleeing a traffic stop and allegedly shooting two Mifflin Township police officers. Once caught, Dixon was hospitalized for months with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was booked in a Franklin County jail on Thursday.

Also on Thursday, Dixon pleaded not guilty to all 11 charges: two counts of attempted murder, one count of tampering with evidence, six counts of felonious assault and two counts of weapon under disability. Dixon had been on probation and barred from using firearms when the incident occurred three months ago…

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