Neighbors shocked, saddened after man's crime spree leads to his death, woman's death
Hamilton County Sheriff: Suspect, Bradley Farmer, died from arson injuries
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Updated: 11:16 PM EDT May 26, 2021
Hamilton County Sheriff: Suspect, Bradley Farmer, died from arson injuries
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Updated: 11:16 PM EDT May 26, 2021
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BRADLEY FARMER’S CRIMES. THOSE WHO SAW IT, HEARD IT, OR -- WON’T SOON FORGET IT. >> IT WAS JUST THE CRAZIEST THING I’VE EVER SEEN AND, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY WILL EVER SEE. DAN: FROM ALEX YOCUM’S FRONT YARD, HE GETS AN SAD REMINDER OF A TRAIL OF TERROR BETWEEN SILVERTON AND SYCAMORE TOWNSHIP MONDAY. IT STARTED AT THIS APARTMENT COMPLEX ON MONTGOMERY ROAD. THE HAMILTON COUNTY SHERIFF SAYS BRADLEY FARMER BROKE INTO IRE JOHNSON’S UNIT, CHASING HER, BEFORE SHOOTING HER 7 TIMES, TO HER DEATH. >> I WAS RIGHT IN THE LIVING ROOM AND I HEARD THE GUNSHOTS. THIS IS SO CRAZY. OH MY GOD. DAN: WHY IS STILL UNCLEAR. >> THEY DID HAVE SOME TYPE OF ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP AT SOME TIME. DAN: THE HAMILTON COUNTY SHERIFF SAYS A RUNNING FARMER THEN SPOTTED A WOMAN IN HER YARD ON EUCLID AVENUE. >> HE TOOK MY CAR. >> OK. >> HE HELD MY MOM AND I AT GUNPOINT. DAN: INVESTIGATORS SAY HE DROVE THE STOLEN MINIVAN TO HIS HOUSE ON HOME STREET IN SILVERTON, NEXT DOOR TO ALEX. >> IT SOUNDED LIKE A BOMB. I MEAN IT SOUND LIKE A BOMB WENT OFF AND I DIDN’T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. DAN: HAMILTON COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY FARMER DOUSED HIMSELF IN GAS AND SET HIMSELF AND THE HOUSE FULLY ON FIRE, LEADING TO EXPLOSIONS. A RETIRED FIREFIGHTER CALLED 911. >> WHAT BLEW? >> I KILLED HER. >> IS THERE CHILDREN IN THERE? >> [INAUDIBLE] I KILLED IRE JOHNSON. DAN: ALEX SAYS HE SAW FARMER ON FIRE. THEN, FARMER TOOK OFF IN THE MINIVAN. HE WAS CAPTURED BUT DIED IN THE HOSPITAL TODAY, LEAVING BEHIND TRAGEDY TOUCHING MANY LIVES. >> SHE WAS HERE MOST OF THE TIME AS WELL. SHE WOULD COME AND STAY AND WE WOULD SEE HER WALKING IN AND OUT OF THE HOUSE. SO, IT IS SA STEVEN: -- DAN: I AM TOLD HIS FAMILY IS NOT WILLING TO TALK, THE SHERIFF TELLS US FARMER DIDN’T HAVE A CRIMINAL HISTORY, WAS NOT KNOWN TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND WAS NOT BEING OBSERVED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT. THEY ARE PROCESSING A CHARRED GUN THEY BELIEVE WAS THE MURDER WEAPON. BUT SHE SAYS THE CAS