Nate Summerfield will be extradited back to North Carolina to face charges in connection with the murder of Ashland mother Lynn Jackenheimer after waiving his rights.

News Channel 5 cameras were present during Summerfield's extradition hearing. Most of the people in the court were tight-lipped inlcuding Summerfield, his parents, and family and friends of Lynn Jackenheimer were also there.

Lynn's sister told Channel 5 she "hopes Summerfield burns in hell"  after the hearing took place in Medina County Common Pleas Court this morning.

Jackenheimer went missing over the Fourth of July weekend in the Outer Banks of North Carolina while vacationing with Summerfield.

He (Summerfield) was arrested earlier this week after a nationwide manhunt led authorities to a Medina hotel where he was taken into custody without incident.

Due to Summerfield's decision, he is expected to be sent to North Carolina within days, where he will be housed at the  Dare County Detention Facility.

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The man who crashed his car into the federal building in downtown Canton has avoided prison time in a Stark County courtroom, to get extensive mental health treatment.

The Canton Repository reports that 26 year-old Christopher McCormick was placed on two years probation during his sentencing Thursday.

Judge Lee Sinclair said McCormick's intensive probation will include mental health support and treatment at the Stark Regional Community Correction Center.

On May 5, McCormick crashed his car into the building and then took off his clothes and ran around the area according to police reports.

In court, McCormick said he was happy with the outcome, but also admitted he failed to keep his issues under control and didn't know what resources he had available to him.

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Indians DH Travis Hafner will be placed on the 15-day Disabled List with lower back inflammation.

Jason Donald was recalled from Triple A Columbus to replace Pronk.

Hafner has been on the disabled list for the second time this season. Before going on the shelf, Travis was hitting .239 with 11 homers and 32 RBI in 60 games.

Donald begins his third stint with Cleveland after opening the season with the club and a brief two-game stint in early July (18G, .188AVG, 9-for-48).

Donald will wear  #16.

Press Release:

The Cleveland Indians today announced DH TRAVIS HAFNER has been placed on the 15-day Disabled List (retroactive to August 6) with lower back inflammation. To replace Hafner on the 25-man roster the Indians recalled INF JASON DONALD from Triple-A Columbus.

Hafner begins his second stint on the Major League DL this season and is hitting .239 (48-201) with 6 doubles, 2 triples, 11 home runs and 32 RBI in 60 games (.355OB/.453SLG/ .808OPS). He was previously on the Disabled List from May 24-July 4 after undergoing right knee surgery on May 31.
Donald begins his third stint with Cleveland after opening the season with the club and a brief two-game stint in early July (18G, .188AVG, 9-for-48).

With Triple-A Columbus around those two stints he is hitting .277 (71-256) with 18 doubles, 3 triples, 6HR & 31RBI in 65 games (.365OB/.441SLG/.807OPS). Over his last 21 AAA games from July 14-August 7 he hit .341 (30-88) with 19 runs, 10 doubles, 4HR & 13 RBI in 21 games.

With Columbus he has hit .317 (19-60) off left-handed pitching (.938OPS) and .318 (41-129) with runners on base. He has appeared in 33 games at short, 10 games at second, 7 at third and 17 games in the outfield (11LF, 6CF). Donald wears #16.
 

Canton Police are investigating a shooting that took place early this morning.

Police were called to Shorb Avenue NW and Wilson Place NW around midnight for reports of a shooting.

News Channel 5 is saying once police and EMT's arrived on the scene they found a man who had been struck by a bullet. He was then taken to a local hospital for treatment.

The extent of his injuries is unknown at this time.

Police are saying the man wasn't cooperating with the investigating officers following the incident.

No arrests have been made. More information will come as soon as it becomes available.

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Reports out of Berea say Cleveland Browns cornerback Joe Haden failed a drug test and could face possible discipline from the NFL.

News Channel 5's Andy Baskin confirmed through numerous sources that Haden tested positive for a drug. It's a possibility he could have tested positive for Adderall, which is used to treat attention deficit disorder and chronic fatigue.

The medication is banned by the league. This is Haden's first positive test during his three years in the NFL.

There will be a second test given and if it comes back positive again, Haden could face up to a four-game suspension. He can appeal if his second test turns up positive and is disciplined by the league.

The Browns, the NFL, and Haden's agent Drew Rosenhaus did not comment on the reports.

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Medina Police are crediting their Facebook followers for giving them some tips on a mobile meth lab that led to the arrest of a Clinton man.

Police said the tips they received "helped in a big way" after their posting on the mobile meth lab led to the arrest of Roger Stewart of Clinton.

Stewart is charged with assembling or possessing one or more chemicals to manufacture a controlled substance.

Police say the charges stem from an incident July 28  when  they discovered a backpack containing a mobile meth lab at the Liberty Plaza Apartments on Abbeyville Road in Medina.

Medina Police also gave credit to the Medina County Drug Task Force and the Barberton Police with the investigation.

Stewart is currently in the Summit County Jail on related charges.

 

Browns rookie running back Trent Richardson will be seeing a doctor in Florida to evaluate his injured left knee.

Browns coach Pat Shurmur released a one-sentence statement regarding the first-rounder out of Alabama.

“Trent Richardson is traveling to Pensacola, Fla., where he will have his left knee further evaluated by Dr. James Andrews tomorrow.”

Richardson had athroscopic surgery on the knee February 3.

He will miss the Browns' preseason opener against the Detroit Lions this Friday. You can listen to the game on our sister station 97.5 WONE.
 

A new business deal involving a Pro Football Hall of Famer will be bringing more jobs to North Canton.

Former New York Jet quarterback Joe Namath along with Suarez Manufacturing Industries helped unveil the new Joe Namath Portable Stove at the former Hoover plant Tuesday morning.

The Canton Repository reports the versatile stove can be used not only in the kitchen, but also on the patio, on the campground, or tailgating before a big game.

Suarez' President and CEO Ben Suarez announced the company will also be working on theEdenPURE Perfect Storm sweeper at their Orchard Street NE facility.

Suarez told the newspaper he expects the new items will add at least 100 jobs per product.

The new products are expected to hit the stores in the next two to three months.

"Broadway Joe" recently inked a five-year contract to endorse Suarez products.

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Northfield police along with the FBI are investigating an alleged bank robbery that took place late Monday morning.

Authorities say a man targeted the Charter One Bank on Northfield Road around 11:50 a.m.

The Beacon Journal reports the man walked into the bank and handed the teller a note demanding money. He then took off on foot with an unreported amount of cash.

Police are also looking to see if the man had accomplice help him with the alleged heist and getaway.

He is described as a dark-complexioned black man standing about 6 foot tall with a goatee. During the time of the incident, he was wearing a white baseball hat, black pants and a white shirt with black stripes on the sleeves

Anyone with information is asked to call Northfield police.

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A wandering two-year old spotting along SR 44 in Louisville led police to his sleeping father Sunday evening.

News Channel 5 reports police were called to SR 44 after a motorist saw the boy walking along the road around 5:30 p.m.

Once found, the boy led the cops back to his apartment where they located the sleeping dad.

He was woken by the officers and told them he had smoked marijuana, according to investigators.

Daniel Phillips was arrested and charged with child endangering, drug possession, and drug paraphernalia.

Phillips was released on bond and will be arraigned in Canton Municipal Court Tuesday morning at 9 a.m.

The boy is in the custody of his grandmother. He was found unharmed.

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