2 indicted for last year's shootout in Sandusky

SANDUSKY — Authorities identified the first two suspects of a late-night shootout occurring 10 months ago in Sandusky, which hospitalized two and wounded three others.Sandusky police commanders on Friday told the Register an Erie County grand jury secretly indicted two men — Sandusky resident Brandon Green, 25, and Toledo resident Ryan Anderson, 29 — who allegedly played roles in the gunfire-related incident taking place in June 2018 at the now-shuttered Milan Road Bar & Grill, 1504 Milan Road.Both men are currently incarcerated — Green in the Erie County jail and Anderson in the Lucas County jail — on what appears to be numerous crimes both related to and unaffiliated with this incident.Andeson, Ryan L. (left) and Green, Brandon D.Regarding the Milan Road Bar & Grill incident, Sandusky police Detective Gary Wichman said Green, an Olds Street resident, faces charges of inducing panic, aggravated rioting and felonious assault.Anderson won't receive charges for this incident "until he's brought back here in Erie County," Wichman said.Wichman couldn't elaborate on Anderson's charges or go deep into circumstances surrounding Green's offenses due to the "secret" label of their indictments. An indictment is a formal charge and does not denote guilt or innocence.Though Wichman did provide some context."It appears Brandon was one of the main instigators that started the fight on the inside," Wichman said.Wichman then explained what transpired over the past year to result in pinpointing suspects from this case."It was quite a large crime scene," said Wichman, who, along with other detectives, relied upon forensic evidence and viewed footage captured from many surveillance cameras perched atop nearby buildings for clues. "We were able to reconstruct a lot of what had occurred that night. It was very time-consuming, and we didn't want to jump to any conclusions. After we got the BCI (crime lab) results, we were able to get a better picture of what exactly occurred at the scene."Investigators examine the scene where five people were shot near the Milan Road Bar & Grill in Sandusky on June 24, 2018.Wichman expects, sometime in the near future, for police to charge others possibly connected with this crime."This is still an ongoing investigation," he said. "We have been working with Toledo police and their gang unit to identify people."Wichman called these initial two arrests "extremely important" in a long process to bring closure to a very scary situation."We don't want this to occur in the city," Wichman said. "This isn't the wild west. You just don't pull out a gun and start shooting."The shootoutA terrifying scene played out in the early morning hours of June 24, 2018.Several accounts, including videos posted to social media and interviews conducted by the Register, offer a glimpse into what transpired at the Milan Road Bar & Grill.Police tape blocks of the parking lot next to the Milan Road Bar & Grill, the former IAB Club, on Milan Road after five people were shot early Sunday, June 24, 2018, in Sandusky.A stampede of people ran from the establishment after hearing gunfire. In the morning, detectives surmised more than 70 shots were fired, and five people sustained varying injuries.Nobody ended up dying. First responders, however, did transport two victims to Firelands Regional Medical Center, where they were immediately treated and released with non-life-threatening injuries.Police recovered two semi-automatic handguns from the scene. They then determined several bullet holes sliced through vehicles, marked up buildings, and one even pierced through an East Parish Street home.In the time since, landlords of the building did not renew a lease with Milan Road Bar & Grill proprietors. The building, formerly known as the IAB Club, remains unoccupied as of today.[imageuncropped=shooting folo 06252018a[The chargesAuthorities indicted Sandusky resident Brandon Green, 25, and Toledo resident Ryan Anderson, 29, in connection to the Milan Road Bar & Grill shootout occurring June 2018 in Sandusky.Both men are currently incarcerated — Green in the Erie County jail and Anderson in the Lucas County jail — on what appears to be numerous crimes both related to unaffiliated with this incident:Green• Bench warrant for criminal mischief• Felonious drug possession• Bench warrant for back fines• Felony-level theft for receiving stolen property/misuse of credit cards/theft, no bond order• Theft• Burglary• Felony-level theft/misuse of credit cards, no bond order• Felony-level hold for an unknown incident taking place in Pennsylvania• Burglary• Inducing panic/aggravated rioting/felonious assault, the same offenses he was indicted for in connection with the shootingAnderson• Two-count aggravated menacing knowingly cause to believe serious physical harm• Falsification knowingly make, swear or affirm false statement to mislead public official• Aggravated menacing knowingly cause to believe serious physical harm• Drug abuse; obtain, possess or use of a controlled substance assault • Hold for an assault in Erie County • Hold for an unknown incident in Lenawee CountySource: Erie County jail, Lucas County jailReach reporter Andy Ouriel at ouriel@sanduskyregister.com and follow him on Twitter @AndyOuriel.An apparent bullet hole is marked on the side of the R Self Storage building, which sits across from the former Milan Road Bar & Grill, 1504 Milan Road. On June 24, 2018, a shootout occurred at the establishment in which more than 70 shots were fired, according to investigators.