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Akron man pleads guilty to killing father, will serve 18 years

He attacked his dad with a hammer.
Summit Co. Prosecutor's Office

AKRON -- An Akron man has pleaded guilty to the death of his father and will serve 18 years behind bars for the crime.

According to the Summit County Prosecutor's Office, 29-year-old Nathan Moynihan pleaded guilty to charges of voluntary manslaughter and felonious assault for the death of his father, 47-year-old Daniel Moynihan in February 2017.

The prosecutor's office said Nathan Moynihan used a hammer to attack his father, who suffered severe head trauma. Daniel Moynihan died four days later at Akron City Hospital.

Nathan Moynihan was immediately sentenced to 18 years in prison.

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