Sean Goe, the man indicted in the death of 24-year-old Raychel Sheridan in Plain Township, was found guilty of multiple charges by a Stark County jury, court records show.
Goe, 26 of Canton, was convicted of the charges in his indictment in Stark County Common Pleas Court on Friday. Goe, who was was accused of murdering his girlfriend Sheridan and dumping her body in a Canton park, where her body was found by city sanitation workers on July 2. In August, a grand jury indicted Goe on the following list of charges:
- Murder
- Felonious assault
- Burglary
- Tampering with evidence
- Grand theft
- Gross abuse of a corpse
Goe is scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 18.
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.
