Jones said his attitude about COVID has changed - a lot. Right now in Butler County it is off the hook.” “What I am telling you is pay attention to your surroundings, remember the two of five, wash your hands as much as you can and stay away from large crowds as much as you can. “We all have COVID fatigue, including myself,” Jones said. But he also noted there is more testing available that ever before which could add to that number. “In other words when you are out somewhere, the odds are two in five people have COVID,” Jones said. ”But if you’re coward enough to make a police officer shoot you, shame on you,” Jones said.Jones said he was told by local heath commissioners that an estimated two out of five people have COVID-19. He called the profession of law enforcement “one of the most hated” jobs in the country. Jones told the press that it seems violent confrontations with police are becoming more common and at the same time the public is scrutinizing police more than ever. “His parole officer maybe isn’t even born yet.” ”He’s looking at a lot of time,” Jones said. Jones said additional charges, including possible federal charges, could be brought against Hoskins. After Monday’s incident, he is also charged with felonious assault, which carries a maximum sentence of eight years. Hoskins is charged with three counts related to child pornography, each of which carries a sentence of up to a year in prison. Jones said the incident was a “good shoot” based on what he knows, but said the BCI investigation would take about six weeks to complete. Phillips is on administrative leave following the shooting, which is a standard procedure for the sheriff’s office. Jones praised his detective’s actions and said Hoskins’s family are “great people” and “very cooperative.” He said the situation is not the family’s fault. Jones said the Warren County facility has a medical unit that can properly address Hoskins’s injuries. He is being held at the Warren County Jail on a $200,000 bond. Hoskins was released Monday night, officials said. Investigators said the deputies rendered first aid after the shooting and then Hoskins was taken to Fort Hamilton Hospital. The deputies warned Hoskins several times to drop the weapon, Jones said, but Hoskins did not comply. The deputies heard a weapon being primed before Hoskins came out of his bedroom and aimed at the officers, Jones said. to execute the search warrant and Hoskins’s parents were home at the time. Jones said his deputies and a Homeland Security agent went to the home around 12:30 p.m. A grand jury declined to indict Phillips and he returned to duty. That prior shooting was during a SWAT situation in Liberty Township on Jan. Phillips was involved in a prior officer-involved shooting, Jones said, which prompted Jones to call in Ohio’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation to examine the incident. He has been with the sheriff's office since August of 2012. He did not release the name of the detective who fired the single round which struck Hoskins in the chest, but a spokesperson later identified the officer as Ricky Phillips. Jones said Hoskins purchased the gun, which he would later brandish at the officer, within a few days of the shooting. Deputies came to his Jennifer Drive home Monday to execute a search warrant related to child pornography charges. Jones said.Īlex Hoskins, 26, survived the shooting. The man who was shot by a deputy in Ross Township Monday was trying to commit “suicide by cop,” Butler County Sheriff Richard K.
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