Bethlehem Man Gets 15 Years to Life in Hammer Death of Housemate

CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – A 20-year-old Bethlehem Township man will serve 15 years to life in prison for savagely beating his housemate to death with a hammer back in July of 2019.

Lee Berry pleaded guilty to aggravated murder Thursday in Stark County Common Pleas Court.

Prosecutors say Berry and 64-year-old Glenn Anderson Jr had argued at their Beth Avenue SW trailer home when Berry retrieved a hammer and began beating the victim.