Parishioners stand by priest in court Even municipal judge speaks well of cleric facing marijuana case BARBERTON - She was sitting in the middle of the front row of the public seating area in Barberton Municipal Court, clutching a rosary in her lap and praying for the defendant. Beth Douglas, a 41-year-old mathematics teacher at Akron's East High School and a mother of four, was one of more than 20 Prince of Peace Catholic Church parishioners watching in court Wednesday as their pastor, the Rev. Richard A. Arko, appeared before Judge Michael L. Weigand to have an arraignment scheduled. Arko,...
