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Guernsey County Sheriff's Office - Sheriff Jeffrey D. Paden

3 days ago

Sheriff Jeffrey Paden announced that two Buffalo men have been charged with felonies following a death Investigation. Sheriff Paden said deputies responded to a 9-1-1 call on Saturday morning January 31, 2026, at approx. 9:22 a.m. after a caller reported a man was unresponsive in a vehicle near Claypike Rd. and Pleasant Road in Valley Township. Deputies and medics arrived on scene and the man, later identified as Shaun Hill, 39 of Buffalo, Ohio was pronounced dead at the scene.
Due to suspicious circumstances, deputies requested detectives from the Sheriff’s Office Investigations Division as well as the County Coroner respond to the scene. The Coroner then ordered an autopsy. The Licking County Medical Examiner’s Office later performed the autopsy.
Investigators conducted several interviews, processed the scene and reviewed physical evidence over the past several days, ultimately resulting in the following criminal charges:
Evan Hood, age 37 of Buffalo, Ohio, was charged with Tampering with Evidence, a felony of the third degree and Failing to Provide Aid to a Functionally Impaired Person, a felony of the fourth degree.
Eric Hood, age 40 of Buffalo, Ohio, was also charged with Tampering with Evidence, a felony of the third degree and Failure to Provide Aid to a Functionally Impaired Person, a felony of the fourth degree.
Both men are scheduled to appear in the Cambridge Municipal Court on Friday February 6th at 12:30 p.m. for bond hearings. Other charges may be presented to a grand jury in the future as well.
Sheriff Paden would like to thank the medics, county coroner and Noble County Sheriff’s Office for their assistance in this investigation. ... See MoreSee Less