Arrest made in Arizona involving a 1979 homicide in Warren

WARREN — It took 29 years, but local and federal investigators say they have arrested the man they believe fatally stabbed 18-year-old Bernard Williamson on Main Avenue on April 29, 1979.

The U.S. Marshal’s Service, along with local and Arizona officials, arrested Ronald Stahlman, 55, in Payson, Ariz., today. Officials say they expect extradition proceedings to begin right away to bring Stahlman to Ohio to face charges.

A press release from the U.S. Marshal’s Service says Stahlman, then a member of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club, and some friends were involved in an assault in which Stahlman stabbed Williamson numerous times, killing him.

Warren police issued an arrest warrant in 1979 for Stahlman, but he fled from Ohio and started a new life in the Phoenix, Ariz., area with a new name, the U.S. Marshal’s Office said.

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