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Sheriff: Tate Township shooting suspect in police custody

Curtis Johnson is now in police custody after turning himself in Sunday evening.
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TATE TOWNSHIP, Ohio — The Clermont County Sheriff's Office is investigating following a shooting in Tate Township Saturday afternoon.

The Clermont County Communications Center received reports of a shooting at the 2700 block of Crane Schoolhouse Road at 3:16 p.m., the sheriff's office said. The caller told police that a man had shot another man in the foot and fled the scene.

Deputies arrived on scene and discovered the victim, a 39-year-old man, had been shot in the foot. The victim's injuries were non-life-threatening, and he was transported to UC Medical Center.

The sheriff's office said they identified 35-year-old Curtis Johnson from Monroe Township as the suspect in the shooting.

Deputies located Johnson's vehicle in the 2900 block of Fair Oak Road and searched the area with K9 units and drones. The sheriff's office's Special Response Team also was dispatched to a home along the road. A search warrant was obtained and executed at the home, but Johnson was not found, the sheriff's office said.

The sheriff's office confirmed in a press release that Johnson turned himself in Sunday night. He was transported to the Clermont County Jail where he is being held without bond.

Johnson will be arraigned on Monday, March 24 at 10 a.m. at the Clermont County Municipal Courthouse.

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