AKRON, Ohio — A woman reportedly being followed by a man who was threatening to shoot her found safety inside a small tobacco shop in the North Hill neighborhood when workers locked the doors to prevent the man from getting inside.
According to police, officers were called to Bill’s Place, 517 N. Main St., at about 1:45 p.m. Saturday, where they were met by the 22-year-old victim. The woman told officers that she was in a relationship with the male suspect, Daixhan Tolbert, 23.
The woman said Tolbert followed her to the tobacco shop, forcing store workers to lock the doors to keep her safe.
When police arrived, witnesses directed them to Jesse Avenue, where Tolbert was seen running. Tolbert reportedly ignored orders to stop and went to a home on the 400 block of Butler Street, beginning a standoff with police.
SWAT was called to the scene and Tolbert surrendered after about an hour of negotiations, police say. A loaded handgun, which was reported stolen from West Virginia, was found and police believe it belongs to the suspect.
Tolbert is being held in the Summit County Jail on charges of domestic violence menacing, receiving stolen property, obstructing official business, and weapons under disability. He also has two unrelated felony warrants for felonious assault and burglary from an incident in Stark County, police say.
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