Two Akron men and a local junk-removal business have been indicted following an investigation into illegal dumping on vacant properties in Copley Township.
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced that a Summit County grand jury returned indictments against 47-year-old DeShawn Dixon, 34-year-old Zachary Dupert, and SOS Junk Removal.
According to prosecutors, the defendants allegedly dumped solid waste on two vacant lots owned by Dixon. The properties are located near homes, playgrounds and wetlands and have been the site of multiple open-burning incidents that required responses from local fire departments in recent years…