CANTON, Ohio — A woman was arrested Monday night in connection with the double homicide that took place at Skyline Terrace Apartments about a week ago.
U.S. Marshal Pete Elliott confirmed to News 5's Bob Jones that Melissa Terrell, 41, was arrested in the 2200 block of 5th Avenue NE in Massillon.
Terrell is one of three suspects. She and another suspect, Eric Lamar, 43, have been charged with aggravated arson, tampering with evidence and obstructing justice.
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Lamar turned himself in to the Canton Police and the U.S. Marshals Service on Tuesday afternoon, investigators previously told us.
Darrell Washington has also been charged with aggravated murder and aggravated arson.
Canton Police issued warrants for his arrest last Tuesday. He was taken into custody in New Philadelphia after a short foot pursuit Wednesday afternoon, according to the U.S. Marshals Service.
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.
Both women were found to have suffered severe burns and gunshot wounds, police said.
They have been identified as 42-year-old Katina Spells and 31-year-old Kourtni Yeager.
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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 Aug. 8.
We'll continue to Follow Through as this case develops.
