SMITH TOWNSHIP, Ohio - A Smith Township man is accused of threatening to kill his ex-wife and his own mother.

Thirty-six-year-old Frank Simmons is charged with assault, domestic violence and using a weapon while intoxicated.

Simmons was arrested at his North Benton West Road home by Smith Township police who say he fired a shot into the air and into his mother's car after she tried to stop him from carrying out a threat to kill his ex-wife.