A man shot by police while carrying a knife during a mental health call has been formally charged.
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Otto Coleman, 77, is facing one count of felonious assault and one count of resisting arrest, according to a Montgomery County Grand Jury.
As previously reported by News Center 7 , officers responded to a home in the 700 block of N. Broadway Street back in August.
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Dayton Police Department Chief Kamran Afzal described it as a “mental health call” having to do with a “trespassing” incident at the house.
Body camera video showed officers responding to the scene.
Once officers get to the home, they find a man in the backyard next to the house. That’s when officers say they noticed that Coleman, had a knife.