A Canton Township man is behind bars, accused of a violent confrontation that left his elderly parents with serious injuries. The incident has rattled the community, and now details are emerging about the charges he faces. Joshua Lee Shaffer, 49, was taken into custody by Stark County deputies who responded to a distressing call at a residence on Carnwise Street Southeast just prior to dusk on Wednesday evening, as reported by FOX8 News.
The couple, both 71 years old, were found with stab wounds and quickly rushed to Aultman Hospital; the mother stricken with life-threatening injuries, now being in a stable condition, and the father with less severe wounds yet remaining hospitalized, according to information provided by the Canton Repository. Shaffer, who remained at the scene, was arrested without further ado, and now the charges against him paint a grim narrative of familial violence.
Canton Municipal Court records reveal that Shaffer is charged with a sequence of grave offenses, including two counts of attempted murder, two counts of felonious assault, one count of disrupting public service, and two counts of domestic violence, as stated in a publication by Jordan Miller News. These charges suggest a severe disruption of the peace in what one would traditionally consider a safe haven—the family home.
