Suspect in Norton road rage shooting drove back past I-76 scene after incident
The suspect in a fatal Norton road rage shooting was tracked by a "license plate reader," drove back past the scene on Interstate 76 and is the suspect in a similar shooting in Columbus, according to court documents.
The Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team and Columbus police SWAT Team arrested Dacarrei Tovon Kinard, 30, of Columbus, on Wednesday after Norton police issued a warrant.
Kinard, who is the suspect in the May 17 shooting of George Jensen, 40, of Akron, has been charged with first-degree felony murder.
Suspect found: Dacarrei Tovon Kinard, suspect in Norton fatal road rage shooting, arrested in Columbus
A Norton police affidavit filed with the court states a black Camaro witnesses said was driven by the shooter exited I-76 eastbound at Barber Road and turned north, where Kinard's license plate was spotted by an electronic reader. The Camaro then entered I-76 westbound and passed the scene.
A search warrant for Kinard's phone records "confirmed the device linked to the phone number Kinard listed with the BMV was present at the scene" and traveled from Columbus to Norton and back. The affidavit mentions video gathered from ODOT and the Fred Martin Superstore, a car dealership on Barber Road.
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Police recovered eight shell casings, which the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation linked to an April 13 Columbus shooting.
In this incident, shots were seen coming from a black Camaro. Two shell casings that were recovered by the Columbus Police Department have been confirmed to have been shot by the same weapon involved in the Norton incident.
Reporter April Helms can be reached at ahelms@thebeaconjournal.com
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Suspect in George Jensen's death connected to Columbus shooting
