UPDATE: Arrest made as FBI concludes investigation in downtown Dayton, but continues search in Troy

WHIO Staff
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UPDATE @ 11:37 p.m.:

An arrest has been made in the FBI’s continuing “court-authorized” investigation of a residence in the 1400 block of Barnhart Road in Troy.

Steven Werling, whose address is listed as the target of the now more than eight-hour investigation, arrested about 9:05 p.m. Thursday and booked into the Miami County Jail on a felony charge of unlawful possession of a dangerous ordnance, according to the facility’s website. The Miami County Sheriff’s Office made the arrest.

Werling, 53, is awaiting arraignment, according to the jail website. No other information about the arrest or Werling has been made available.

News Center 7 learned of the arrest less than an hour after FBI Cincinnati spokesman Todd Lindgren told this news organization that the search in Troy was ongoing and that the downtown Dayton part of the connected FBI investigation had concluded.

Steven Werling (Courtesy: Miami County Jail)
Steven Werling (Courtesy: Miami County Jail)

No further details can be released at this time, he said.

Thursday afternoon, Lindgren confirmed that the FBI was involved in the investigation occurring in downtown Dayton and at the residence in Troy, Miami County.

>> PHOTOS: FBI conducting ‘court-authorized’ investigations in Troy, downtown Dayton

“The FBI is conducting court-authorized law enforcement activity in that area [East Monument Avenue and Taylor Street in Dayton],” FBI Cincinnati spokesman Todd Lindgren told this newsroom. “Due to this being related to an ongoing investigation, no further details can be released at this time.”

The FBI, other law enforcement agencies and the Dayton Police Bomb Squad searched a home and a garage on the property at Barnhart Road, near Lakeshore Drive, in Troy.

Law enforcement activity that involved heavily armed officers, dressed in military gear, was believed to have begun sometime after 3 p.m. in the area of East Monument Avenue and Taylor Street in downtown Dayton. Dayton police were dispatched to the area “to assist” in an investigation, according to a sergeant with Montgomery County Regional Dispatch. There were no details explaining why police were called.

We will continue to update this developing report as we learn more.

Dayton police were assisting with an investigation involving heavily armed law enforcement officers Thursday afternoon, April 4, 2024. (Taylor Robertson)
Dayton police were assisting with an investigation involving heavily armed law enforcement officers Thursday afternoon, April 4, 2024. (Taylor Robertson)