STARK COUNTY, Ohio — 26-year-old Sean Goe -- the man accused in the death of 24-year-old Raychel Sheridan in Plain Township -- has now been indicted by a Stark County Grand Jury on multiple charges in connection with the case.
Court records show the indictment was filed Tuesday, listing the following charges against Goe:
- Murder
- Felonious assault
- Burglary
- Tampering with evidence
- Grand theft
- Gross abuse of a corpse
The case has been assigned to Stark County Common Pleas Judge Frank Forchione.
Goe was in court Friday morning for an arraignment hearing where he pleaded not guilty. His first pretrial has been scheduled for Aug. 26 at 9 a.m.
DETAILS OF THE CASE
The Stark County Sheriff’s Office says it was 12:32 p.m. on July 2 when deputies were called to the 4100 block of Orchard Dale Drive NW in Plain Township “in reference to a missing woman” who had been identified as Sheridan.
“While at the scene, deputies observed a maroon Jeep Liberty, known to be registered to Raychel, traveling on Guilford Ave NW in Plain Township,” according to a previous press release from the Stark County Sheriff’s Office.
Upon stopping the vehicle, deputies said they made contact with the driver -- identified as Goe -- who then allegedly fled on foot.
Goe was arrested early the next morning by the Canton Police Department at a homeless shelter on active warrants for burglary, grand theft of a firearm and domestic violence.
“As a result of the search warrant executed at the apartment of Raychel Sheridan and Sean Goe, evidence was recovered indicating foul play,” according to the Stark County Sheriff’s Office. “Detectives have determined that Sheridan was murdered inside the apartment.”
Sheridan’s body was found by Canton sanitation workers around 9:24 a.m. on July 3 in a park within the southwest area of the city, authorities said.
Anybody with information in the case is asked to call the Stark County Sheriff’s Office at 330-430-3800.