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INFORMATION RELEASE
Date: 2019-05-28
From: Erann Kalwara - JPD PIO
Case or Incident: #190528-006
At around 1:12pm on May 28th, 2019, a 44 year old female was walking in the 5600 block of Glacier Highway. A verbal altercation between the pedestrian and a female passenger in a black 1999 Land Rover occurred. The situation quickly escalated into mutual, physical disorderly conduct.
42 year old Benjamin P. Dodd Sr. had been driving the Land Rover prior to the altercation. Dodd pulled out a hand gun, threatened the pedestrian, took her cell phone and got back into his vehicle.
While this was occurring, a 34 year old male approached to assist the female while calling 9-1-1. Dodd got out of the vehicle again and pointed the handgun at the male caller. Dodd, a male passenger and the two female passengers left the area in the Land Rover.
At around 1:56pm, JPD officers located the vehicle occupied by two females parked at a residence in the 6500 block of Glacier Highway. Benjamin Dodd Sr. was contacted when he came out of a nearby residence. He was arrested for Robbery in the 1st degree and Assault in the 3rd degree. He was transported to the Lemon Creek Correctional Center.
All factual allegations contained in this release are based upon preliminary investigation and are subject to change or clarification as the investigation continues. Any charges reported in this release are merely accusations and all persons named in this release are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.