Women Involved in Beating of Bath Township Man Sentenced Thursday

The two women who were involved with the beating and robbery of an elderly Bath Township man last June were sentenced in Summit County Judge Lynn Callahan's court Thursday.

Samantha Furman, the 72-year-old man's home health aide, was sentenced to 18 years in prison and Christine Marshall, 31, Akron, was sentenced to 10. Furman, 25, is from Akron.

Background:

Furman was helping the victim recover from brain surgery last June. She told Michael Louthian, who was her ex-boyfriend, where the man had cash, guns and TVs in his home.

On June 26, Marshall drove Louthian, Justin Hill and Madrid Asefi to the man's house and waited in the truck while they robbed the residence. When the three men broke in, the victim woke up and yelled for them to leave his house. The trio left, but decided they didn't want to leave empty-handed, so they broke back in through a different entrance.

Once inside, the men knocked the victim out of his wheel chair and proceeded to kick and stomp his head. They ransacked the home, stealing guns, money, TVs and more.

The man was found two days later by a meals-on-wheels worker. Several surgeries have been performed as a result of the attack, and the man will spend the rest of his life in assisted living.

On Feb. 29, Furman pleaded guilty to aggravated burglary and robbery and Marshall pleaded guilty to aggravated burglary.

and each got the maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.

Bath Township police Chief Michael McNeely called the case sad, but said his detectives did an excellent job getting the information together.

"They took three to four months putting the case together," McNeely said. "We're happy they were given the maximum sentence and we applaud Judge Callahan and the Summit County Prosecutor for their efforts."