Police say a recovered handgun and open warrants trail the suspect accused of shooting during a foot chase.
TOLEDO, Ohio — A Lucas County judge on Thursday set a $700,000 bond for Henry Goodlow, 37, after police said he ran from a crashed minivan and fired at officers during a late-night chase near South Creek Lane.
Goodlow is charged with felonious assault on a peace officer, failure to comply, and having weapons under disability. Toledo Police said officers recovered a firearm behind a home in the neighborhood and no one was hit when shots were exchanged. Goodlow also had active warrants, including two for strangulation and one for tampering with records, according to police. The officer who discharged a weapon is on paid leave under department policy. A preliminary hearing is set for Jan. 14, when a judge will decide whether the case advances toward a grand jury.
Police said the incident began around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday when the Gang Unit tried to stop a minivan near Parkside Boulevard and Hill Avenue. The vehicle fled, cutting through surface streets toward Airport Highway. It crashed near Oak Creek and South Creek lanes, where the driver ran into residential yards. During the foot chase, officers said roughly three shots were fired at them. One officer returned fire. Neighbors reported hearing bursts of gunfire and seeing flashlight beams raking across fences as officers closed in.
“There were about four to five policemen right here,” resident Jerry Hayworth said, standing beside a damaged fence where officers made the arrest. A neighbor across the fence line said the suspect hid in her bushes while she sat in the garage; she declined to be named but said she feared a stray round could have pierced the wall. “It was definitely unnerving,” neighbor Earnest Colemen said in a separate interview. Police said the weapon was later recovered behind a nearby home.
South Creek abuts subdivisions just off Airport Highway where narrow side yards and shadowed shrubs complicate nighttime searches. The arrest capped a winter stretch of high-visibility pursuits, including several incidents that brought lights, sirens and helicopters into residential areas. In this case, police emphasized that no bystanders were hurt and property damage appeared limited to a fence and the crashed minivan. The department said its internal review will examine tactics and the firearm discharge, a standard step when shots are fired.
At arraignment, prosecutors outlined the felonious assault count tied to the alleged shots toward an officer, as well as failure to comply for the vehicle chase. Defense counsel did not enter detailed argument at the initial appearance but acknowledged the scheduled Jan. 14 preliminary hearing. If probable cause is found, the case could be bound over to the Lucas County grand jury. Separately, the department’s administrative review will determine whether policy was followed. No disciplinary findings have been announced.
By Thursday afternoon, cruisers had cleared the street and residents swept splintered wood near the arrest site. Court dockets listed Goodlow as in custody. The court set Jan. 14 as the next date in the case.
Author note: Last updated January 9, 2026.