A quiet evening at an Ohio golf course suddenly turned into the kind of scene golfers normally only joke about after a bad tee shot. Police say 39-year-old Julius Edwards, a Canton man wanted in connection with an attempted murder investigation, led officers on a chaotic multi-agency chase Tuesday night that spilled onto Fox Den Golf Course in Stow. The pursuit included two separate chases, a serious crash, alleged gunfire at a trooper, an alleged carjacking, and a final collision with a Summit Metro Parks cruiser before Edwards was arrested.
Authorities said the case began earlier Tuesday in Canton, where officers responded around 6 a.m. to a home on 15th Street SW after a mother reported that her daughter had been stabbed by her boyfriend. Cleveland 19, citing a Canton police report, reported that officers found a 33-year-old woman stabbed 15 times and that first responders rushed her to Aultman Hospital for treatment. Edwards was later identified by police as the suspect.
A Manhunt Turns Into Two Police Pursuits
The Ohio State Highway Patrol said troopers were told at about 3:21 p.m. to watch for a gray Kia Telluride driven by Edwards after he allegedly fled from Canton police and the U.S. Marshals Service. Hours later, Flock cameras located the vehicle around 7:27 p.m. on Darrow Road in Hudson. Troopers tried to stop the Kia, but investigators said it did not pull over.
That first pursuit quickly turned dangerous. According to the highway patrol, Edwards failed to stop at a red light at Terex Road, causing a serious-injury crash involving multiple victims. News 5 Cleveland reported that Samantha Hicks and her daughter were among those caught in the collision. Hicks described watching the scene unfold as “wild,” adding that she heard gunshots but did not immediately realize what they were…