Through a collaborative effort between several law enforcement agencies, officers from the Akron Police Department, U.S. Marshals Office Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force, the Fugitive Task Force in Columbus, and Columbus Police Department arrested James Winchester, 25, of Columbus for Rape and Kidnapping. Winchester was taken into custody around 9:30 Wednesday morning in Columbus.
On July 7, 2011, around 2:00 in the morning, Winchester picked up the 17-year-old female victim on Copley Road. Winchester then drove to Mercer Avenue where he sexually assaulted the victim before forcing her out of the car.
Winchester was identified through DNA evidence.
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Larry States has been a news anchor and reporter for 36 years at radio stations in Akron and Canton, including the last 26 at 1590 WAKR. States served as News Director of WAKR for 14 years. Larry also served as news director of the former WAKR TV 23 in Akron. Larry was inducted into the Broadcasters Hall of Fame in Akron in 2004. He is currently a member of the Summit County Emergency Management Committee. An Akron native, Larry is a 1970 graduate of Hower High School and a 1975 graduate of the University of Akron. Contact Larry through the newsroom at 330-864-6397 or email at lstates@rcrg.net
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