The Stark County Sheriff's Office reporting they have arrested Joseph Matthew Wilds, 23, in connection to last week's fatal hit-and-run accident along State Route 62 near Middlebrach Avenue. 

The hit-and-run happened Tuesday, October 4th, around 10 p.m. When police and EMS arrived on the scene, they found 60-year-old Dennis Slaton unresponsive. Shortly after he was prounounced dead. 

On Monday night, Stark County Sheriff's Deputies made a routine stop of a Mercury Grand Marquis that was driving left-of-center. When deputies approached the vehicle they noticed damage to the hood and the passenger-side mirror. Wilds admitted to his involvement in the hit-and-run and was later booked into Stark County Jail. He was cited for crossing the center line and also charged with hit-and-run and failure to stop after an accident.