An Ohio toddler is dead after being left outside during freezing weather on Fri., police confirmed. WKYC reports that the little girl’s mother found her at around 3:30 p.m., off of Doty Drive near Faye Road, in Akron. The mother, who frantically dialed 911, said she found the girl “frozen” on the front porch of their home. …
An Ohio man claims his 69-year-old wife died during their recent trip to Graceland following a period of declining health. The problem, according to authorities in both states, is that no one knows where Roberta Snider’s body is. According to WMC, Philip Snider said he and his wife left their home Jan. 4, spent the …
Authorities in Ohio have arrested a man accused of taking a 10-year-old boy hostage during an armed standoff with police that lasted more than an entire day. According to WXIX, the incident was finally resolved Sunday morning, when 31-year-old Donald Tobias Gazaway was arrested, though local officials admitted responding officers were unsure a peaceful resolution …
An Ohio man could face the death penalty for allegedly fatally stabbing his 4-year-old daughter and her mother in the backyard of their home last week. WCMH reported that police accused Kristofer Garrett, 24, of stabbing Christina Duckson and her mother, Nicole Duckson, 34, with an “edged weapon” at around 6:30 a.m. on January 5. Court documents obtained by …
An Akron, Ohio, man who claimed that Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajak told him to kill his mother was found not guilty of the woman’s murder. According to the Akron Beacon Journal, Derrick Williams, 48, also believed that his mother, Alaine Williams, 78, was using witchcraft on him when he bludgeoned her to death with …
An Ohio babysitter who was watching a 2-year-old girl when the toddler suffered fatal head injuries learned her fate this week. The Richland Source reported that Allison Nething, 20, was sentenced to 11 years in prison Wednesday for the April 2016 death of Marley Milner. The victim’s relatives claimed the child suffered such a violent blow …
An Ohio mother is facing decades behind bars after pleading guilty to charges related to the death of her 5-year-old daughter. According to WJW, 30-year-old Mingming Chen pleaded guilty Friday to involuntary manslaughter among other counts in exchange for a reduction in the original murder charge against her. Her prison sentence was set at 22 …
A police chief in Ohio is facing federal charges after he was arrested on suspicion of exchanging nude images with an underage girl. According to Fox News, 36-year-old Andrew Soloman was arrested Thursday, the second time this month. Soloman, who served as chief of the Craig Beach Police Department prior to being placed on leave …
An employee who reportedly got his leg caught in a waste grinder at a Canton, Ohio, meat processing plant has died. Police and firefighters responded to Fresh Mark around 4:50 p.m. on Saturday. An investigator for the coroner’s office told local media that Samuel Martinez, 62, stepped onto a chute and became trapped in a waste …
An Ohio man was arrested on suspicion of offering chicken Alfredo and Sprite in exchange for sex with a 15-year-old boy who turned out to be an undercover officer. Albert Maruna IV, a student at Youngstown State University, allegedly reached out to an officer posing as a child on a dating app. Police claimed the …
An Ohio woman was arrested and faces a felony charge after police say she left her naked toddler in a store restroom while she robbed the business. According to the New York Post, 36-year-old Mary Waguespack was arrested in Alliance on Tuesday after she allegedly tried to steal merchandise from a Dollar General. The Poland …
A University of Akron student who brutally stabbed his roommate to death last December was sentenced to prison on Tuesday. Cleveland.com reported that Kendall Scheid stabbed Duncan Unternaher, 23, in the chest at their off-campus apartment during an argument about fast food. Akron police Lieutenant Rick Edwards previously told the Norwalk Reflector that Unternaher had told Scheid not to …
