Bryce Buyakie

6 days ago | beaconjournal.com | Bryce Buyakie

Two Akron police officers are under a use-of-force investigation after cellphone footage shared on Facebook showed them repeatedly punching in the head a 31-year-old Akron man they said ran from them and resisted arrest. The incident occurred as officers responded to a call for a man assaulting a woman at about 9:20 p.m. May 7 at the Lane Park Manor Apartments in East Akron, the incident report read. When they arrived, Dontay Auston had blood on his hands and chest and smelled of alcohol.

1 week ago | beaconjournal.com | Bryce Buyakie

Akron Municipal Judge Jon Oldham is now presiding over the Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated specialized docket. It aims to increase public safety while supporting recovery and treatment for those with OVIs.He took over the docket from Judge Nicole Walker, who presided from 2020 until earlier this year, according to an Akron Municipal Court news release. The court is certified by the Ohio Supreme Court.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Bryce Buyakie

A Summit County grand jury returned an indictment for a 30-year-old Akron man on charges that he shot at Akron police, according to court records. Jon Tae Nelson is accused of firing at Akron police officers during a traffic stop at Vernon Odom Boulevard and Tyler Street at about 3:50 a.m. on March 18. The U.S. Marshals Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force arrested Nelson on March 19.

3 weeks ago | beaconjournal.com | Bryce Buyakie

Akron Municipal Court Judge Ron Cable will host The Recovery and Survival Summit in May to discuss how people can help survivors of trauma, abuse, domestic violence and sexual assault. The keynote speaker is Elizabeth Smart, an author, child welfare advocate and child abduction survivor. She will be joined by Fox 8 News in the Morning Co-Anchor Kristi Capel, who will moderate the audience question and answer portion. The free event will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 15.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Bryce Buyakie

For many protesters, enduring the discomfort of a downpour that soaked through clothes and signs alike was worth standing up to what they said is an increasingly authoritarian President Donald Trump. Hundreds of demonstrators in two rallies lined the streets of downtown Akron and Highland Square on April 19 as part of the nationwide 50501 anti-Trump protests.