Akron man found guilty in cold-case rapes Prentice Smith of Akron was found guilty in series of cold-case rapes. (Source: Summit County Sheriff's Office) By Nicole Meyer | May 14, 2021 at 6:05 PM EDT - Updated May 14 at 6:05 PM AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - Summit County Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh announced today that a Summit County jury found Prentice Smith, 45, of Akron, guilty of four cold-case rapes. Smith was found guilty of five counts of Rape with Sexually Violent Predator specifications and four counts of Kidnapping. The rapes occurred in Jan. of 2011, March of 2015, May of 2015, and Dec. of 2018, according to the press release.