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A 21-year-old Tallmadge man has been arrested on two counts of attempted murder after police say he was involved in a shooting outside his apartment.

According to police, there was an ongoing dispute with a group of people outside of Saxon Village Apartments where Quashane Varner Jr., allegedly opened fire and shot two people before fleeing in a vehicle.

The incident happened on May 22 and left two people injured. One person was shot in the lower back and another in the leg. Both have since recovered from their injuries.

On Monday night, Akron police caught up to Varner who was allegedly found in a stolen vehicle.
He was booked into the Summit County Jail.

The sentence for an Akron man convicted of murdering a family in Barberton on New Years' Eve 2013 has been affirmed by a Summit County Judge.

The jury which convicted Eric Hendon in the killings of John Kohler, 18-year old Ashley Carpenter and 14-year old David Carpenter-Kohler recommended a sentence of life in prison without parole, and that's what he'll officially get after Summit County Common Pleas Court judge Amy Corrigal Jones handed down the sentence on Wednesday.

Hendon's brother, Michael Hendon, was sentenced to life without parole last September.

They broke into the home looking for marijuana and money, leaving only Kohler's girlfriend Ronda Blankenship barely alive.

She testified against him.

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(Summit County Prosecutor's Office, news release) Summit County Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh announced today that Summit County Common Pleas Court Judge Amy Corrigall-Jones sentenced Eric Hendon, 33, of Fawler Avenue in Akron, to Life in Prison Without Parole for killing three people in Barberton on December 31, 2013.

On April 21, 2016, a Summit County jury recommended Hendon be sentenced to life without parole after finding him guilty in the 2013 murders of 42-year-old John Kohler and his two teenaged children, as well as the attempted murder of Kohler's live-in girlfriend, Ronda Blankenship.

"Eric Hendon executed three people, and nearly killed a fourth. This was one of the most horrific cases we have ever prosecuted and he deserves to spend the rest of his life in prison," said Prosecutor Walsh. "I am relieved to know Eric Hendon will no longer be able to harm any other innocent people."

A Newton Falls man is charged with attempted murder in the assault of a man in Ravenna Township.

The Portage County Sheriff's Office says 47 year-old David Smith, with a last known address in Newton Falls, was arrested today/Friday without incident.

He's charged with the October 2015 assault of 24 year-old Quortney Tolliver in Ravenna Township. Tolliver was found with massive head trauma.

The Portage County Grand Jury handed down four indictments against Smith, including attempted murder, felonious assault, aggravated robbery and aggravated burglary.

He's being held on no bond in the Portage County Jail, and his arraignment will be Monday afternoon

(Portage County Sheriff's Office, news release) Portage County Sheriff David W. Doak announced today the arrest of David M. Smith, age 47, with a last known address of 613 Ridge Road, Newton Falls, Ohio. Smith was taken into custody today without incident.

On October 16, 2015 Deputies responded to an incident that had occurred at 2615 SR 59, Lot 49 in Ravenna Township, Portage County. This was the residence of Quortney Tolliver, age 24. Tolliver was found to have been assaulted and was suffering from massive trauma to the head. Since that time there has been an ongoing investigation into who was responsible for this. Smith was identified as a person of interest. This investigation was presented to the Portage County Grand Jury who issued indictments against Smith for the following:

ATTEMPTED MURDER 1st degree felony (2 counts)
FELONIOUS ASSAULT 2ND degree felony (1 count)
AGGRAVATED ROBBERY 1st degree felony (1 count)
AGGRAVATED BURGLARY 1st degree felony (1 count)

Smith is currently being held at the Portage County Jail with no bond. Smith will be arraigned on Monday, April 4, 2016 at 1:15 PM.

Sheriff Doak would like to thank the Newton Falls Police Department for their assistance in taking this subject into custody.

Smith does have a extensive criminal history and is currently on parole. Smith does have prior convictions for Aggravated Robbery, Attempted Robbery, Attempted Aggravated Vehicular Felonious Assault, and Assault.