Five men have been formally charged in connection with a shooting that sparked a police chase and several wrecks in Springfield last week.
On December 3, 19-year-old Noah Cameron, 18-year-old Sha’Ron Threats, 19-year-old Shelton Threats, 25-year-old Kavonte Knolton, and 26-year-old Raekwon Hall were indicted by the Clark County Court of Common Pleas.
Cameron, Shelton, Sha’Ron Threats, and Knolton are each charged with two counts of improperly discharging a firearm at or into a residence, one count of possessing dangerous ordnance, and three counts of failing to comply with a police officer’s command or signal.
Hall is charged with two counts of unlawfully shooting a firearm at or into a habitation or school safety zone, one count of improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle, and one offense of unauthorized possession of hazardous ordnance.
On November 26, a Springfield police officer was planning Operation Thanksgiving inside the Springfield Police Substation on 17 W. Johnny Lytle Ave. when they heard many gunshots, according to the probable cause affidavit.
Officers responded to the scene and observed a gray Chevrolet Tahoe going eastbound on W. Grand Avenue.
Police had told News Center 7 that two houses were targeted by gunfire during the incident. According to court records, one residence was located in the 100 block of W. Southern Avenue, and the other in the 100 block of W. Grand Avenue.
Officers discovered six shot casings in the 100 block of West Southern Avenue.
An officer in an unmarked automobile began after the Tahoe.
Hall allegedly jumped out of the automobile in the 10 block of W. Southern Avenue and fled.
As previously reported by News Center 7, a Springfield police struck Hall with his unmarked car in an alley off Southern Avenue.
Hall sustained minor injuries but continued running until he was apprehended a few streets later. Police say he was carrying a 9mm Glock firearm.
Additional officers pursued the Tahoe, which allegedly reached speeds of 65 MPH on city streets.
During the chase, Shelton Threats allegedly got out of the car and fled on foot. He was eventually arrested.
According to a previous News Center 7 report, a Springfield police driving an unmarked car collided with a pickup truck near the Main and Belmont crossroads during the pursuit. Four drivers collided.
Court records show that the Tahoe eventually came to a stop on E. High Street.
Officers discovered Sha’Ron Threats and Noah Cameron inside the car. The two males were apprehended.
Another individual, later identified as Knolton, fled the scene.
According to court records, officers secured a search warrant for the Tahoe and discovered a semiautomatic Glock with a mechanism that converted it to fully automatic mode, as well as some of Knolton’s personal items.
Sha’Ron Threats, Cameron, and Hall were all booked into the Clark County Jail.
Shelton Threats was granted a warrant because he required medical attention following the encounter, according to court documents.
It is unclear whether Knolton has been arrested at this time. The Clark County Sheriff’s Office was unable to offer a mugshot for Knolton.
