CANTON, Ohio — A 46-year-old murder suspect sought in connection with a fire at an apartment where the bodies of two women were found is now in custody.
The suspect, Darrell Washington, is charged with aggravated murder and aggravated arson.
Canton Police issued warrants for his arrest on Tuesday. He was taken into custody in New Philadelphia after a short foot pursuit, according to the U.S. Marshals Service.
Arrest warrants were also issued for Eric Lamar, 43, and Melissa Terrell, 41. The duo is charged with aggravated arson, tampering with evidence and obstructing justice.
Lamar turned himself in to the Canton Police and the U.S. Marshals Service on Tuesday afternoon, investigators said.
Terrell is not in custody at this time.
What happened?
On Sunday, two women died after a fire in the 700 block of Alan Page Drive SE. The victims had suffered gunshot wounds, police said.
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Both women were found to have suffered severe burns, but also had suffered gunshot wounds, police said.
They have been identified as 42-year-old Katina Spells and 31-year-old Kourtni Yeager.
The women were transported to nearby hospitals, where they were both pronounced dead, police said.
News 5's Bob Jones spoke to Spells' mother and father. They remembered her as a caring mother of three, a hard-working manager at KFC, and a woman with many friends.
"She was loved by everybody. She had no enemies," her mother, Kathy Rohr Brown, said.
Her father, Scott Brown, added, "She had a good personality. She'd help anybody."
Spells' parents believe she was helping Yeager by giving her a ride to the Skyline Terrace Apartments. But authorities believe both of the women were shot and left inside one of the apartments, and then it was set on fire on Sunday morning.
Richard Spells, Katina's brother, is devastated by the loss of his sister.
"We called her Miss Lovely for a reason. This was my best friend and they took my sister from me, and I am angry," he said.
The family reported Katina missing on Saturday. Richard Spells conducted his own search, and when he learned of the two badly burned women at the apartment, he went to the scene and his stomach dropped.
"As soon as I got out of the car, I felt the evil. I felt that was my sister inside there and she was dead. I felt everything. I felt it," he said.
As the family grapples to understand how and why this happened, they also have a message for the suspects still out there.
"So turn yourself in. There's thousands of people looking for you and you will be found," Scott Brown said.
