Two men were convicted for two separate shootings during an Akron bar fight in 2020.
The shootings happened at the Corner Pocket Bar and Grill, located at 805 Upson St., in Oct. 2020, according to a press release from Summit County Prosecutor Sherri Walsh.
42-year-old Nelson Becton, from Akron, shot and killed 25-year-old Jasion Ragsdale near the end of the brawl, the press release said. During the same fight, 30-year-old Chevez Lewis, also from Akron, punched Becton’s 45-year-old cousin, ran over a 26-year-old with a car while trying to drive away and then shot the 45-year-old, the release said.Becton pleaded not guilty and was given a $1 million bond, court dockets say.murder with a gun specification, a special felonyhaving a weapon under disability, a third-degree felonyPresiding Judge Christine Croce sentenced Becton on Oct.
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