Marshals Dangle Cash for Canton Man, 19, Wanted in Car Shooting

A 19-year-old wanted for allegedly firing into an occupied car is now the target of a cash reward from federal marshals, who say the suspect moves freely between the Canton and Cleveland areas. Kaden Deland is wanted by the Stark County Sheriff's Office and the U.S. Marshals Service on a felonious assault warrant, and investigators describe him as 5 feet 10 inches tall and about 135 pounds.

The reward was announced as part of an effort by the U.S. Marshals Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force, according to Cleveland 19 News. The station reports Deland allegedly shot into an occupied car, prompting the felonious assault warrant now being pursued jointly by county and federal authorities. Anyone with information can submit a tip online to the U.S. Marshals Service, and tipsters are permitted to remain anonymous.

A Familiar Corridor for a Wanted Suspect

Deland's ties to both Canton and Cleveland aren't incidental to the manhunt. The two cities sit roughly 60 miles apart along Interstate 77, a corridor that makes cross-county travel routine for wanted suspects moving between Stark and Cuyahoga counties, per the U.S. Marshals Service. That geography is part of why the case has drawn in a task force built specifically to chase fugitives across jurisdictional lines rather than a single local department working alone.

The task force traces back to June 2003, when it was established by U.S. Marshal Peter J. Elliott, and it has grown into a sprawling operation. As of April 2025, it had surpassed 60,000 violent fugitive arrests across a 40-county jurisdiction, drawing on more than 125 partner agencies and over 350 law enforcement officers, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. Tipsters can reach the task force directly at 1-866-4WANTED.

A Name Stark County Has Seen Before

This is not the first time Deland has appeared in Stark County law enforcement records. In March 2022, then 15-year-old Kaden Deland was reported missing after leaving a home in the 3000 block of Harrison Avenue NW in Plain Township, triggering a public search by the Stark County Sheriff's Office before he was located safely, according to the agency's own account of the incident.

Plain Township, where that 2022 search began, is unincorporated and relies entirely on the Stark County Sheriff's Office for policing, with 20 deputies and one detective assigned to patrol the area, per Plain Township government. The sheriff's office is now led by Sheriff Eric Weisburn, who took office after the 2024 elections and oversees public safety across the county's 17 townships, according to Stark County government records.

What Deland Could Face If Caught

Ohio law treats the allegation against Deland with considerable weight. Felonious assault under Ohio Revised Code Section 2903.11 is a second-degree felony that carries a potential prison term of two to eight years and fines up to $15,000 for knowingly attempting to cause physical harm with a deadly weapon, according to legal analysis from Watson Kuhlman, LLC.

Separately, discharging a firearm into an occupied motor vehicle or structure is prosecuted under Ohio Revised Code Section 2923.161, also a second-degree felony punishable by two to eight years in prison. That charge carries mandatory firearm specifications that add one to six additional years served consecutively, according to Gounaris Abboud, LPA. It remains unclear whether additional charges or firearm specifications have been formally filed against Deland in Stark County Common Pleas Court.

The manhunt for Deland arrives amid a broader climb in violent crime concerns across Northeast Ohio. Regional public safety reporting indicates aggravated violence and firearm offenses in the area's urban centers rose in early 2026, a trend that has driven expanded joint fugitive sweeps between local sheriffs and federal marshals, per Hoodline's prior coverage of similar task force operations in the region.

Stark County has seen several of these joint manhunts play out in recent months, including a deadly parking lot shooting case and the arrest of a Medina shooting suspect in North Canton, where two guns were seized. Whether Deland's case ends the same way remains an open question, with details of the alleged shooting itself, including when and where it occurred and whether anyone was hurt, not yet disclosed.