19-year-old Akron man pleads guilty to involvement in deadly 2022 New Year's Eve shooting
A 19-year-old Akron man pleaded guilty to his involvement in the 2022 New Year's Eve fatal shooting of Damarcus Hartwell, 38, according to court documents.
Makhi Anderson-Clay pleaded guilty Thursday to aggravated robbery, a first-degree felony. Summit County prosecutors dismissed a murder charge.
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Summit County Common Pleas Court Judge Joy Malek Oldfield will sentence Anderson-Clay at 2 p.m. on April 29.
He is one of four people charged in the fatal shooting. Nino Jennings, 20, and Layveire Belton, 19, are also charged with aggravated robbery and murder.
Cameron Jones, 18, is charged with aggravated murder, two counts of murder, two counts of robbery and one count of robbery and felonious assault, according to court documents.
New Year's Eve shooting
Hartwell was shot just before midnight on New Year's Eve in 2022 at a home in the 1200 block of Louisiana Avenue in Kenmore.
He was shot once in the torso and had a graze wound to his thigh. He was taken to Cleveland Clinic Akron General where he was pronounced dead.
Jones is scheduled to face a jury trial starting April 23.
Bryce Buyakie covers courts and public safety for the Beacon Journal. He can be reached by email at bbuyakie@gannett.com or on X, formerly known as Twitter, @bryce_buyakie.
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