Escaped rape suspect, cornered, kills himself, Ohio sheriff says

PAULDING COUNTY, Ohio -- An accused rapist who had escaped from Paulding County authorities last week committed suicide during a standoff with authorities Monday night, reports CBS Toledo affiliate WTOL-TV.Authorities said 32-year-old Branden Lee Powell overpowered a sheriff's deputy in a transport van, stole his gun and fled on Friday during a trip from a psychiatric hospital to a county jail.Powell was in leg shackles and handcuffs when he managed to jump over the seat and put the deputy in a