NEW PHILADELPHIA ‒ An Akron man was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon after leading police on a chase on Interstate 77 and U.S. 250 before it ended in New Philadelphia.

Samantha Stevens, 24, pleaded guilty to reckless homicide Thursday in the 2021 shooting death of her boyfriend, who she said had physically abused her.

Samantha Stevens, 24, pleaded guilty to reckless homicide Thursday in the 2021 shooting death of her boyfriend, who she said physically abused her.

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