COPLEY, Ohio — One person is in custody in connection with the death of a 24-year-old Pennsylvania woman who was found dead in a Copley hotel room, according to Copley Police.
Akron Police and the U.S. Marshals arrested a man last Friday, who is considered a "person of interest" in the beating death of Shawnna Elizabeth Pasquale, investigators told News 5.
He's being held in the Summit County Jail on unrelated charges while the investigation continues.
On New Year's Day, Copley officers responded to a hotel on Rothrock Loop after Pasquale's body was found in one of the rooms.
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The Summit County Medical Examiner's Office determined that Pasquale died "as a result of a physical assault." Police said it was not a random act of violence.
Pasquale's sister said Shawnna had come to Copley about a month ago and was living in the hotel.
