Crime & Safety

Summit County Sheriff's 6 Most Wanted Sex Offenders

The Summit County Sheriff's Office needs your help in tracking down those on its list of most wanted.

The Summit County Sheriff Department is looking for six people that are on its most wanted sex offender list. 

  1. Christian Hess, 33, of Arch Street in Akron is classified as a habitual offender with notification, according to the sheriff's department. He is listed as 5-foot 7-inches, 151 pounds with brown eyes and hair.
  2. Mark Spring, 52, of Grant Street in Akron is classified as a habitual offender with notification, according to the sheriff's department. He is listed as 6-feet tall, 170 pounds with red hair and blue eyes.
  3. Jerry Lee Harvey, 34, of Crosier Street in Akron is classified as a tier III offender with notification, according to the sheriff's department. He is listed as 6-foot 1-inch, 150 pounds with brown hair and green eyes.
  4. Tavares Ellis, 27, of Beck Avenue in Akron is classified as a tier II offender, according to the sheriff's department. He is listed as 5-foot 5-inches, 120 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.
  5. Billy Joe Covington, 23, of Glenwod Avenue in Akron is classified as a tier I offender, according to the sheriff's department. He is listed as 5-foot 9-inches, 155 pounds with blonde hair and blue eyes.
  6. Justin Dennis, 25, of Harmon Avenue in Akron is classified as a sexually oriented offender, according to the sheriff's department. He is listed as 6-foot 5-inches, 245 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.

To report a crime or an anonymous tip, call 330-434-2677, the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force at 1-866-4-WANTED 24-hours a day or call the Summit County Sheriff's Detective Bureau at: 330-643-8635 or 330-643-2131.

All subjects  have outstanding warrants and law enforcement agencies need to confirm each warrant before making any type of custodial arrests.

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