3 Suspects Accused in Beating Death of Akron Teenager Outside I Promise School Indicted on Lesser Charges

The three men charged in the beating death of a 17-year-old boy in the parking lot of the I Promise School were indicted on lesser charges by the Summit County Grand Jury.

Deshawn Stafford Jr., 20, Tyler Stafford, 19, and Donovon Jones, 21, were originally charged with murder for the death of Ethan Liming on June 2.

Ethan Liming

The Summit County Grand Jury has now returned an indictment on lesser charges:

Deshawn Stafford: Two counts of involuntary manslaughter, aggravated assault and assault

Tyler Stafford: Involuntary manslaughter and assault

Donovon Jones: Two counts of assault

Early Saturday morning, the NOVFTF arrested 3 suspects for the fatal beating of an Akron teen outside of the I Promise school in Akron. pic.twitter.com/Xt0eW9Z31N

— U.S. Marshals (@USMarshalsHQ) June 13, 2022

According to Akron police, Liming died after being brutally assaulted {snip}

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Liming’s family members said the suspects continued to beat him until he was dead.

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