CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) – Members of the U.S. Marshals CUFFED Task Force have arrested a man accused of firing multiple rounds at a group of people outside a Waffle House in Akron, Ohio.
According to the U.S. Marshals Service, Taerin Young, 22, of Akron, Ohio, was arrested at a home in Clendenin, West Virginia.
Young is currently incarcerated in West Virginia and is awaiting extradition back to Ohio.
During the arrest, 2 firearms, 52 grams of fentanyl, and nearly $10,000 in cash were seized.
Young was wanted by the Springfield Township Police Department for felonious assault in reference to a September 2024 shooting at an Akron Waffle House.
On September 28, 2024, Springfield Township Police responded to Waffle House located along South Arlington Road around 2:30 a.m.
Police said two vehicles driving north on Arlington Road discharged multiple firearms toward a group of individuals gathered outside the open restaurant.
Some of the group outside the restaurant then returned fire.
No injuries were reported.
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