UNION TOWNSHIP — Robert Snead carried a .45-caliber pistol, a stun gun, prescription pain pills, cable ties, plastic garbage bags and cocaine when he entered a couple's home here early New Year's Day, then terrorized them for two hours, authorities said.

        Mr. Snead, 37, was seriously wounded by a police officer's gunshot inside the Romohr Road home of James Stephens and Christy Carter about 4:30 a.m. Monday.

        The early New Year's Day incident shattered the tranquility of this quiet corner of Clermont County and also was the first police shooting in the township department's 35-year history.

        Mr. Snead “ingested coke at the scene that he brought,” according to documents filed in Clermont County Municipal Court.

        He allegedly forced the couple to ingest Soma, a pain reliever that causes drowsiness. Union Township police Lt. Mark Griffith said there is no apparent connection between Mr. Snead and the victims.

        Police on Tuesday identified the officer who shot Mr. Snead as Greg Jasper, 34, a seven-year veteran of the force. He is on administrative leave pending an internal investigation, which is routine.

        His was the only shot fired during the encounter with the armed suspect, police said.

        Mr. Snead lives on Overlook Drive in Miami Township, about two miles from the Stephens home. He was shot once in the arm and side and remained in serious condition at University Hospital on Tuesday. No one else was injured.

        He was shot in a hallway after Officer Jasper, accompanied by another officer, encountered the suspect, ordered him to “Don't move” and he moved toward them with a gun in his hand, police said. Two other officers were outside.

        Mr. Snead was charged with one count of aggravated burglary, but additional charges — including possibly kidnapping and felonious assault — are pending the outcome of a grand jury investigation.

        Lt. Griffith said police are considering the possibility that since Mr. Snead lives nearby, and the open garage door was clearly visible from Beechwood Road, the crime simply could have been one of opportunity. According to court documents, Mr. Snead announced his intent to steal property and money.

        “The most unusual thing is the time interval,” Lt. Griffith said. “You assume if he were going to rob them, he'd get out quickly.”

        Police on Tuesday said it was unclear what Mr. Snead was doing in the home for more than two hours. In his frantic 911 call from a neighbor's home, James Stephens - who freed himself and escaped out a basement window - said the suspect came down several times to check on him, and warned that he'd kill him if he tried to escape.

        “I stayed tied up for a long time but he never left,” Mr. Stephens told the emergency dispatcher. “He never left, and I was afraid he'd kill us all. I don't know what was going on upstairs.”

        Four children in the home, ranging in age from 8 years to 3 months, slept throughout the incident, only to be awakened by the officer's gunshot, Lt. Griffith said.

        Police confiscated Mr. Snead's car, which was parked in the Stephens driveway.

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