Jacob Weisgarber, 35, was convicted of resisting arrest, obstructing official business, aggravated menacing, and inducing panic for the September incident.
Homeless Stark County man pleads guilty to threatening people with knife while wearing Halloween costumeSTARK COUNTY, Ohio - The man who wore a Halloween costume and Jason mask while holding a knife and running into traffic pleaded guilty in Stark County Court of Common Pleas.
Stark County Sheriff deputies were called out to the 1400 block of Raff Rd. SW in Canton Township around 8:30 a.m. for the Sept. 17 incident. When they arrived, deputies said Weisgarber threatened them with the knife and then ran onto US 30 into traffic. Jacob Paul Weisgarber is charged with two counts of aggravated menacing, one count of obstructing official business, one count of inducing panic and one count of resisting arrest, court documents show.
Deputies said they were able to stop traffic to prevent a collision and used a Taser on Weisgarber to take him into custody.
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