A Columbus man will spend at least the next six decades in prison for killing two people. Judge Chris M. Brown sentenced Christopher O. Smith to 59 years to life in prison for killing Amanda Perkins and Rodney Reavish, and assaulting his then-girlfriend Casey Johnson in July 2...

As Franklin County Prosecutor Shayla Favor marks her seventh week in office, she is implementing a strategic restructuring of the Prosecutor’s Office to strengthen its efficiency, case management, and service to the community.   Effective March 31, the Criminal Division wi...

Two defendants pleaded guilty in connection to the 2023 fatal shooting of a man outside of a northeast Dairy Queen. Kiyaire Blow, 21, pleaded guilty to Aggravated Murder with a 3-Year Firearm Specification. Dreyton Lane, 17, pleaded guilty to Aggravated Robbery and Involuntary...

Today, a judge sentenced Travis Ingram Jr. for his role in the fatal shooting of Charles Smith, a Columbus rapper known as B-Att. Ingram also injured three bystanders at the Doll House nightclub on January 29, 2023. Ingram pleaded guilty yesterday to Murder with the 3-Year F...

Today, a grand jury indicted Haikiem Graham on 15 counts, including charges relating to the murders of four people. Graham allegedly murdered Darrell Hambrick at 726 E. Moler St. in Columbus on December 10, 2024. Just four days later on December 14, 2024, Graham allegedly mu...

Today a judge sentenced a Columbus man for multiple violent crimes, including for his role in the fatal shooting of Melione Tucker, 16, on March 6, 2022, on Dunbrooke Court in the Hilltop neighborhood. Myshawn Butler plead guilty to Involuntary Manslaughter with 3-year Firear...

Yesterday, Dillan Bush, 22, pled guilty to several violent crimes covering three separate shootings.  As a result, Judge Carl Aveni sentenced him to 21 to 22.5 years in prison. His crimes included attempted murder, discharging a firearm into a habitation, and felonious assau...

Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney Shayla Favor today announced the transition team that will help develop recommendations for current operations, identify critical issues, and build around her key priorities during her time in office.   “My aim with this transition team...

The Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office secured a guilty plea Thursday from Reko Hickson, 44, of Columbus, for the murder of Vijayakumar Nair, 55, in July 2023.   Hickson pleaded guilty to one count of murder, six counts of aggravated robbery and one count of agg...

On January 14, 2025, Judge Andy Miller sentenced Tayvion Taylor to a minimum of 17 years and a maximum of 22.5 years in the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. The sentence stems from Mr. Taylor’s involvement in a serious incident that occurred on October 7, 202...