CANTON, Ohio — A 20-year-old man wanted for a murder in Stark County was captured on Thursday by the U.S. Marshals' Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force.
The arrest of Taben Armstead by task force members came just hours after the Stark County Sheriff’s Office was able to obtain a warrant. Armstead was wanted for aggravated murder, murder, aggravated robbery, and felonious assault in the shooting death of 28-year-old David Hughson in 2021.
Hughson was found shot to death just after midnight on June 12, 2021 in the King's Creek Apartments in Plain Township. Since then, detectives from the Stark County Sheriff's Office had investigated the incident and were able to identify Armstead for the arrest warrant. He was found in the 1800 block of Southway Street SW in Massillon and taken without incident.
"Our detectives have invested countless hours into solving this violent crime,” said Stark County Sheriff George T. Maier in a statement. “I commend the work of those in my office as well as the members of the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force for working together to successfully remove a murderer from the streets of Stark County.”
U.S. Marshal Pete Elliott added, “The Stark County Sheriff’s Office never gave up on this case and their diligent work led to the suspect being identified. Due to the close working relationship between the Sheriff’s Office in Stark County and the NOVFTF an arrest was able to be made the same day the warrant was issued. Community members in the Canton area are safer now knowing a homicide suspect is off their streets.”
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