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Yahoo
07-07-2025
- Yahoo
Local missing man now considered murder case
CANTON, Ohio (WJW) — A 33-year-old man is in the Stark County jail, accused of murder after the disappearance of a man FOX 8 featured in Monday's missing segment. Officials said 26-year-old Ryan Godbey was last seen on June 22. At the time, police reported Godbey had disappeared under suspicious circumstances. Help find missing people in Northeast Ohio Now, according to Canton police, new evidence has led them to believe that Godbey has died. However, his body has not yet been found, police said. According to a news release, Daniel Mattay, 33, faces several charges related to the case, including murder. West Nile virus confirmed in local mosquitoes 'Unfortunately, new evidence has led our agency to transition the case from a missing person to a homicide investigation. While Mr. Godbey has not yet been located, the new evidence makes it clear that he is deceased and that Mr. Mattay is responsible,' Canton Police Chief John Gabbard is quoted in a news release. Canton Mayor William Sherer on Friday issued a statement that read: Yesterday evening, I made a phone call that no mayor wants to make. I personally called Jackie Godbey, the mother of Ryan Godbey, to offer my condolences after a briefing that Daniel Mattay has been officially charged with the murder of her son. While this is a monumental development in this case, and one step towards justice, it's heartbreaking. That's a phone call no mother deserves to receive. I want to thank our detectives for their hard work on this case thus far, but I especially want to express my gratitude to this community. There are few words to describe the pride I've felt seeing everyone band together for one of our own. I also want to take this time to make one thing clear. Everyone in this community deserves justice. I don't care about their orientation, ethnicity, sex or who they love. Our differences are what make Canton special. The work is not over. We still need to locate Ryan. Canton Mayor William Sherer Anyone with any information regarding the case, or the whereabouts of Godbey, is asked to contact Canton police dispatchers at 330-649-5800 or detectives at 330-489-3144. Anonymous tips can also be sent to Tip411 or to Stark County Crime Stoppers. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Yahoo
Can you help? Ohio parents wanted for death of 3-year-old son
Authorities are looking for an Ohio mother and father wanted for their 3-year-old boy's death, according to our CBS affiliate, WOIO-19. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Canton Police Chief John Gabbard said officers responded to reports of an unresponsive child in the 3100 block of Gilbert Circle NE at 9:30 p.m. on May 5. TRENDING STORIES: 17-year-old high school student driving BMW killed in crash on U.S. 68 Area hardware store to close after 80 years of service $95M Apple settlement deadline looms; how you can get your slice from the Siri recording case The 3-year-old boy was found in his bed not breathing, WOIO-19 reported. Medics took the child to the hospital, where he later died. The Canton Police Department identified the boy as Berko Givens. Detectives now have arrest warrants for the child's parents, Demetres S. Givens, 42, and Jamie L. Thompson, 37, according to WOIO-19. They are both wanted on involuntary manslaughter and endangering children charges. Gabbard told WOIO-19 that Givens and Thompson have not been found. Anyone with information on their whereabouts or any other information on the boy's death is asked to call the Canton Police Communications Center at 330-649-5800, the Canton Police Detective Bureau at 330-489-3144, or the U.S. Marshals Task Force at 1-877-WANTED-2. Anyone who wants to report an anonymous tip can use the Stark County Crime Stoppers or Tip411. According to WOIO-19, a photo of Thompson was not immediately available. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
