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AKRON, OH – Timothy Whitthorne, 33, was arrested by the U.S. Marshals-led Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force on Tuesday afternoon. The Akron Police Department had issued a warrant for him, charging him with murder, felonious assault, and having weapons while under disability.

Whitthorne is the suspect in a murder that occurred on September 25, where officers responded to a report of an unknown injury on Rosemary Blvd. There, they found a 27-year-old male victim with multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Following the issuance of a warrant on October 6, the task force began its investigation, ultimately leading them to a residence in the 12300 block of Valley Ln. in Garfield Heights. Whitthorne was arrested without incident, and a firearm was recovered f

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