Rondell Harris, already serving at least 26 years for separate crimes, won’t be eligible for parole until age 84 after being ...

Summit County prosecutors say Rondell Harris, 36, shot and killed Damon Harris, Jr., 24, outside a barbershop on Copley Road.

While in custody on unrelated charges, Rondell Harris admitted to fatally shooting 24-year-old Damon Harris, Jr. during a 2016 robbery attempt in Akron.

AKRON, Ohio — A man already serving a prison sentence for rape, kidnapping and other charges pleaded guilty Wednesday to the 2016 murder of an Akron resident outside a barbershop.

Rondell Harris, Jr., 24, pleaded guilty last week to murder, aggravated robbery, and having weapons while under disability for the shooting death of Damon Harris Jr., 24.

An East Cleveland man already serving a lengthy prison sentence for the rape of a Mahoning County Sheriff's deputy was sentenced Monday to 24 years to life for the a cold case murder.

Rondell Harris pleaded guilty mid-trial for the 2016 murder of 24-year-old Damon Harris, Jr., outside a barbershop on Copley Road.

Rondell Harris admitted to the murder in 2022 while in custody for an unrelated crime. According to prosecutors, he mentioned details that only someone involved in the murder would have known.

Staff file photo Rondell Harris, 34, during a hearing in June in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court after he was indicted on rape and kidnapping involving a female deputy at the Mahoning County jail.