Jurors convict Stark County man of murdering woman in her driveway Jason McDermitt By Julia Bingel | April 9, 2021 at 10:33 AM EDT - Updated April 9 at 10:33 AM
STARK COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - A Canton man was convicted Thursday of murdering a woman last October.
The jury trial for Jason McDermitt began on April 2 in front of Stark County Court of Common Pleas Judge Natalie Haupt.
On April 8, jurors found McDermitt guilty of aggravated murder and menacing by stalking. Morgan Fox was murdered on 10/28/2020. (Source: Obit)
Morgan Fox, 29, was shot and killed on Oct. 28, 2020 while getting into her vehicle parked in the driveway of her home on Frazer Ave. in North Canton.
Two years have passed since the statue of President William McKinley was taken off his pedestal on the Arcata Plaza in a quiet pre-dawn operation and, since that morning, the bronze work has remained out of public view.
After being placed on a cushion of tires in the back of a flatbed truck for the 2,600-mile trip due east to McKinley s longtime Ohio home back in March of 2019, barely a trickle of information has been forthcoming from the Timken Foundation of Canton, the official procurer of noted artist Haig Patigian s sculpture. The statue has been relocated to Ohio and the foundation has restored it at its own expense, Executive Director Mark Scheffler said in statement this week, responding to
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CANTON A restaurant owner who wouldn t visit the Stark County Courthouse for a hearing because he would be required to wear a facial cover will have another week to comply with orders that his employees wear masks.
The Stark County Health Department has been trying to get the Lake Varsity Diner, at 13367 Cleveland Ave. NW in Lake Township, and owners Joe and Colleen Beasley to comply with state health department orders requiring restaurant employees to wear facial coverings.
Not wearing a facial covering or mask is considered a health nuisance.
In December, Stark County Common Pleas Court Judge Natalie Haupt issued a temporary injunction requiring the restaurant to comply. The order requires employees greeting and serving guests to wear masks.