Ohio suspect leads police on golf course chase after stabbing case
A stabbing suspect’s flight ended on Fox Den Golf Course after a red-light crash, gunfire and an alleged carjacking. A Summit Metro Parks cruiser flipped before the chase ended.
A suspected stabbing case in Stark and Summit counties escalated into a public pursuit that cut across Fox Den Golf Course in Stow, ending only after a Summit Metro Parks police cruiser was struck and overturned. Authorities identified the suspect as 39-year-old Julius Edwards of Canton, who was wanted in an attempted murder investigation after police said his girlfriend suffered 15 stab wounds.
The case began with a frantic 911 call from the victim’s mother, investigators said. Police later said a man identifying himself as Edwards spoke through a Ring doorbell camera and said he wanted to kill her and tried to do so. Edwards appeared in Canton Municipal Court on Monday, pleaded not guilty, and was held on $3 million bond with an order barring contact with any victim. A status conference was set for July 15 at 10:30 a.m.
Hours earlier, on Tuesday, July 7, investigators said Edwards fled Canton police and U.S. Marshals in a gray Kia Telluride. Flock Safety cameras spotted the vehicle in Hudson between about 7:17 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and troopers tried to stop it on State Route 91 before the pursuit began. Police said Edwards ran a red light at Terex Road and crashed into another vehicle, seriously injuring multiple people.
After that crash, Edwards ran on foot and, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, fired at a pursuing state trooper. The trooper returned fire, and no one was struck. Edwards then allegedly carjacked a Chrysler Town & Country minivan and led officers on a second pursuit that moved through Stow and across Fox Den Golf Course, where golfers and nearby residents recorded the van barreling through the grounds.
The chase ended near Saybrooke Boulevard and Bunker Lane when Edwards crashed into a Summit Metro Parks police cruiser, flipping it over. The officer jumped out before the cruiser was overturned and suffered minor injuries. The sequence pulled together Canton police, U.S. Marshals, the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Stow police, Hudson police and Summit Metro Parks police, all working through a fast-moving manhunt that shifted from a stabbing investigation to a gunfire exchange, a carjacking and a pursuit through a public recreational space. The case remained under investigation.
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