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Resident fatally stabs caregiver at group home in Jackson Township, coroner says

The caregiver was killed as she walked to her car.

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, Ohio -- The Stark County Coroner confirms that a caregiver was fatally stabbed while leaving work at a group home Sunday night.

The coroner says 51-year-old Lisa Isom, who was a caregiver at the group home on Elaine Street NW, was stabbed to death by a resident as she walked to her car.

Police say 23-year-old Jacob Andrew Beichler is charged with aggravated murder and felonious assault in relation to the crime. A motive was not provided.

The coroner says the home provides care to those with developmental disabilities.

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