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Ohio man accused of unlicensed funeral business arrested
Shawnte Hardin, 41, faces 37 charges of allegedly providing funeral services without a license. TOLEDO, Ohio — Editor’s note: The above video aired as a report from WTOL 11 sister station 10TV. A 41-year-old man wanted in Lucas County on 37 charges related to providing funeral services without a license is in custody Wednesday after being arrested by Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers. Shawnte Hardin is facing numerous felony charges, including one count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, three counts of records tampering, and eight counts of abuse of a corpse. Hardin has operated businesses in Lucas, Cuyahoga, Summit and Franklin counties since at least 2019. OSHP said…