BLUE ASH, Ohio — A 40-year-old man is being held in jail on a $12 million bond after he allegedly fired shots at officers through the walls of a hotel in Blue Ash.
Blue Ash officers responded to the Birch Hill Suites at around 6 p.m. Wednesday after receiving a call about a hostage situation. When they arrived, police said a man had barricaded himself inside a hotel room.
Members of the HCPA Regional SWAT Team and Cincinnati Police SWAT Team Negotiators assisted Blue Ash Police Community Impact Unit Detectives on the scene.
According to court documents, Brian Bledsoe fired a gun seven times at 11 SWAT members during the standoff.
"The shots fired traveled through the hotel walls, past officers and into other hotel rooms," reads court documents.
While this was happening, Bledsoe was allegedly holding another person in the hotel room with him, "stating she was not free to leave," say court documents.
Nearby rooms were evacuated and police said they attempted to negotiate with Bledsoe.
No officers were injured by the shots Bledsoe allegedly fired. However, one of the shots hit a water line and caused flooding.
"A lady that I know. She lives here. She said she was kind of nervous and she said she couldn't really get any sleep," said nearby resident Charles Dubose. "They were up all night. They were out here all night and had a lot of commotion going on."
Bledsoe was eventually taken into custody and taken to the hospital after police discovered he had cuts to his face. Police said the woman was found safe with no injuries.
"I'm surprised no one was hurt and that's a good thing," Dubose said. "That's the main thing. We don't want nobody to get hurt."
According to Blue Ash police, Bledsoe was wanted for felony parole violation and felony warrants for possession of drugs.
Blue Ash police said Bledsoe has a criminal history that includes charges for aggravated burglary, aggravated robbery, felonious assault, escape and resisting arrest.
Bledsoe is facing more than two dozen charges, including 11 counts of felonious assault of a police officer, one count of kidnapping and 11 counts of attempted murder of a police officer.
"We got very lucky," Blue Ash Police Chief Scott Noel said. "I would assume if (Bledsoe shot more bullets), we would have people injured. A good percentage."
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