Former Cop Pleads Guilty to Stalking | Dayton News

Dayton News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jun 29, 2026 · 1m

Former police lieutenant Jason Etter got his sentence handed down this Monday, facing up to five years probation—or six to eighteen months jail time if he screws up—after pleading guilty to menacing by stalking. The case erupted in March when a woman reported he sent threatening texts, then the next day accused him of assaulting her in her apartment, allegedly strangling her and brandishing a knife. She recorded conversations where he made more threats, all between January and March. His law enforcement background adds gravity. This isn’t his first rodeo—he was arrested earlier this month for…