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CANTON – Richard J. Nelson is accused of walking into the Bob Evans at 9:30 a.m., going behind a counter and opening fire, shooting waitress Rebecca Jean Rogers, 38, multiple times in a back hallway.
Authorities say it was a domestic-related shooting. Nelson and Rogers had been in a relationship, but recently separated, Police Chief Jack Angelo said Friday.
Nelson previously had been charged with felonious assault and domestic violence several times, but grand juries opted not to indict him in those cases.
Rogers was taken to Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital where she later died from her injuries.
Nelson, 54, fled the scene but was arrested around 8:30 p.m., southeast of East Canton. Angelo said a police dog nabbed Nelson following a foot chase. The U.S. Marshals Service, Stark County Sheriff s Office and an air unit from the Ohio State Highway Patrol assisted in his capture.
CANTON – The man in ripped jeans and a dirty T-shirt on a local street corner asking for money may not be mentally stable.
Police Chief Jack Angelo wants residents to be safe but he also wants to keep that man from winding up behind bars.
Many panhandlers suffer from mental health issues that grow, becoming problematic for police while they re actually dementia issues or simply a cry for help, he said.
The number of those suffering from a mental health crisis that draws police attention is on the rise, Angelo said.
Hoping to keep these people out of the criminal justice system, Angelo assigned detective Todd Gillilan, a 20-year veteran of the police department, to serve as a liaison between a suspect and the care that person needs.
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CANTON – A Bob Evans employee who dialed 911 can be heard telling people to get down, tell them to get down after a gunman fatally shot a waitress Friday morning in a domestic dispute.
When the dispatcher asks whether anyone has been shot, she says she doesn t know. She and the others are hiding under tables. We can t get out. We re scared.
She says she s worried about another employee who ran into the back. She thinks the gunman is that employee s boyfriend. Just stay calm and stay quiet, the dispatcher says.
What happened at Bob Evans in Canton?
Richard J. Nelson, 54, of Canton, is accused of walking into the business at 3400 Lesh St. NE at 9:30 a.m., going behind a counter and opening fire, shooting waitress Rebecca Jean Rogers, 38, multiple times in a back hallway. Authorities say it was a domestic-related shooting.
CANTON Parks and Recreation Director Doug Foltz sees great potential in the Timken Gatehouse and now he has the keys.
The levy-funded and commission-run park system entered a five-year lease with the (now) Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital in 2020. The hospital owns the gatehouse that once led to the Timken mansion.
Foltz motioned to the stone wall that extends to the north and south, envisioning a patio for weddings or retirement parties, during a recent visit.
Developing an action plan for the structure is part of a larger improvement plan for the series of parks from Stadium to City Field, he said. Canton Parks and Recreation recently posted a request for qualifications, seeking consultants to help craft those plans.