Columbus man incriminated by security system pleads guilty to felony assault
ZANESVILLE ‒ A shooting at a Wheeling Avenue house earlier this year involved a Columbus man, who was partially incriminated by the residence's own security system.
Chaison Dewayne Suber, also known as Yak, 28, recently pleaded guilty to two counts, felony assault with a firearm, a second-degree felony, and possessing a weapon while under disability, a third-degree felony.
Suber could receive up to $15,000 in fines and eight years for felonious assault, plus another mandatory three for the count's gun specification. He could also be given up to three years and a $10,000 fine for gun possession.
In January, Zanesville police responded to Wheeling Avenue address for a medical emergency. There, responders found a male victim with a gunshot wound to his lower left leg, explained an announcement from the Muskingum County Prosecutor's Office.
Suber was quickly identified as a suspect after witnesses reportedly told investigators that he and the victim had gotten into an argument before the shooting. A security camera at the house also showed the two arguing and Suber pulling a gun from underneath a pillow and shooting the victim.
The victim was transported to Genesis Hospital, where he underwent surgery. Police retrieved the firearm, a 9mm handgun with an extended magazine behind paneling in an upstairs bedroom, the announcement added.
"He also admitted to having a weapon illegally since he was already on supervised release from a federal drug case involving meth and fentanyl," the announcement said.
Two of Suber's initial charges were dismissed as part of his plea deal, including two tampering with evidence counts, both third-degree felonies.
Suber was represented by defense attorney Christopher Signil, while the state by Assistant Prosecuting Attorney John Litle.
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Shawn Digity is a reporter for the Zanesville Times Recorder. He can be emailed at sdigity@gannett.com or found on X at @ShawnDigityZTR.
This article originally appeared on Zanesville Times Recorder: Columbus man pleads guilty to Zanesville shooting captured on camera
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