By Colin McEwen
Record-Courier staff writer
ROOTSTOWN — A badly beaten elderly man was taken by a medical helicopter to Akron City Hospital after he was assaulted at his home. The four people charged in the crime are in the Portage County jail waiting to be arraigned.
The victim was attacked at his Tallmadge Road home early Thursday morning. His name was not being released immediately.
Portage County Sheriff David Doak said Jodi Fetty, 27, of 3647 McClintocksburg Road, Diamond, approached the man’s home at approximately 2:30 a.m. and told the resident she was having car problems and asked to use his telephone.
While she was using the phone, two men appeared on his porch and the resident went out to see what was going on.
The suspects — identified as Cortez Oliver, 20, of Fairlawn, and Jonathan Dukes, 23, of 3865 Blake Avenue, Ravenna — then allegedly beat the man.
Doak said the suspects entered the home and stole numerous coins from the victim’s coin collection. They then fled the scene in a vehicle driven by Darrell L. Dukes, 21, of 3075 S.R. 59, Ravenna.
The victim was taken by helicopter to Akron City Hospital because of his severe injuries.
Doak commended the work by the off-duty Ravenna police officer who was working security at the Ravenna Giant Eagle store.
“He was monitoring some of the radio traffic and when (Fetty) came to the store to cash in the coins, he put two and two together and approached her. She ran and he apprehended two in the parking lot. That led to us getting the other two later (Thursday afternoon),” Doak said.
Oliver, Dukes, Dukes and Fetty are being held at the Portage County jail on charges of aggravated burglary and felonious assault.
They are all scheduled to be arraigned on Monday.