No charges in corpse left outside Canton school

CANTON, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio prosecutor says no charges will be filed against a school janitor and part-time funeral home driver who left a bagged body in a parked van outside a school.

Prosecutor Ty Hauritz in Canton said Wednesday the action by the janitor at GlenOak High School lacked criminal intent.

The van driver was scheduled to take the body last month from a hospital to a funeral home but was afraid of running late at his school job. He parked the van and body outside the school for 4 1/2 hours.

The funeral home has fired the driver. The Plain Local school district won’t discuss any disciplinary action.