A Franklin County jury on Tuesday found Abdiwahab Hassan, 48, of Columbus, guilty of both charges against him — one count of rape of a child under the age of 13 and one count of gross sexual imposition. Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys Trenten Grohe and Katherine Wolfe prose...

A Franklin County judge on Tuesday found Brandarius Agnew, 28, of Westerville, guilty of murdering William Dammond in 2022. Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys Zach Imwalle and Brian Morgan prosecuted the case for the prosecutor’s office. Officers and investigators with the ...

A Franklin County grand jury on Thursday declined to return an indictment against the officers involved in the shooting death earlier this year of Colin Jennings, 26, of Columbus. On Feb. 22, Columbus Division of Police officers responded to a call about an individual, lat...

A Franklin County jury today convicted former Columbus Division of Police Officer Adam Coy in the shooting death of 47-year-old Andre Hill in December 2020. Coy, 48, was found guilty on all three charges against him: murder, felonious assault and reckless homicide. Deputy C...

The Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office secured a guilty plea today from Erich Barbee, 31, of Columbus, for the murder of Marissa Saultz, 44, and the attempted murder of Morgan Cosner, 30, both of Columbus, in March 2023. Barbee pleaded guilty to aggravated murder...

A Franklin County jury on Thursday found Kenneth Houser guilty of sexually assaulting three victims, all under the age of 10. Houser was found guilty of three counts of rape and one count of gross sexual imposition. Assisting Prosecuting Attorneys Trenten Grohe and Roxanne ...

The Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office secured guilty pleas Thursday from Jonathan Pigram of Columbus, for murdering Cornet Powell, and Dawn Dunn in May 2023. Pigram, 38, pleaded guilty to two counts of murder for the deaths of Powell and Dunn, both of whom were 41,...

A Franklin County jury on Monday found Brad Madison, 37, of Columbus, guilty of four charges related to the 2022 shooting death of Brandon Joiner, 33. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Steven Schott and Deputy Chief Counsel Anthony Pierson prosecuted the case for the prosecuto...

Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Sheryl Munson on Thursday sentenced Shannon Gaines, 50, of Hilliard, to at least 12 years in prison after Gaines pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide and two counts of aggravated vehicular assault. Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys D...

Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Judge Jaiza Page today sentenced Datwain Crudup to life in prison with eligibility for parole in 46 years for his role in the murders of Kevin Williams and Nickolas Cowans and the attempted murder of Anthony Williams. Assistant Prosecuting...