JACKSON TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WOIO) – A Stark Co. surrendered after holding a person hostage during a three-hour standoff with Jackson Township Police and SWAT.
According to a release from Jackson Township Police, at around 7:30 p.m., officers responded to the 8900 block of Scotsbury Street, NW for a domestic situation.
Once officers arrived, they learned the suspect, later identified as 44-year-old Brent J. Mollet, had taken a victim hostage and barricaded in a bedroom in the house.
Police said negotiators and the Canton Regional Swat were deployed as they secured the scene…