Cleveland man, 44, cleared of charge he shot pregnant woman in Canton

Nancy Molnar, Canton Repository
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CANTON ‒ A Stark County grand jury has declined to indict a Cleveland man on a felonious assault charge.

Police had accused him of firing a gun into a vehicle, striking a pregnant woman in March.

Although Charles E. Turner III, 43, was cleared of the felony, a second-degree misdemeanor charge of obstructing official business was sent back to Canton Municipal Court.

Turner pleaded not guilty to obstructing official business, according to an entry filed in online court records Tuesday. Municipal Judge John Poulos set his bail at $5,000.

The felonious assault charge arose from a shooting at 6:40 a.m. March 27 in the 500 block of Shorb Avenue NW. Police said a suspect fired several rounds at a vehicle, striking a passenger who was about seven months pregnant. She was reported to have been struck in the back, and was taken to a local hospital.

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