Today, a Franklin County Grand Jury completed its review of the August 1, 2024, fatal shooting of Benjamin Wheeler by an on duty Columbus Division of Police SWAT officer. The Grand Jury voted to not issue an indictment. Therefore, no charges have been filed with the Clerk of C...

Today, a Franklin County grand jury declined to issue an indictment in the police-involved shooting death of Lamine Mahmoudi, 34.   Background   Mahmoudi, of Columbus, was shot several times during the early morning of Sept. 10, 2024, after he advanced toward Columbus ...

A Mansfield man who shot and killed another man inside the Mall at Tuttle Crossing will spend at least the next 21 years in prison.   Late in the evening on June 13, 2025, a Franklin County jury found Tyrone Gray, 27, guilty of two counts of murder and one count of inducin...

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Two members of a violent human trafficking ring that operated in south Columbus were sentenced today to life in prison, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced.   The sentencing of James Antwan Dukes-Johnson, 29, and Michael Anthony Davis, 22, foll...

Today, a Franklin County Grand Jury returned an indictment against Jayla Call, 31, on charges related to allegations that she aided Daveonte Dixon in avoiding apprehension in connection with the shooting of two Mifflin Township police officers.   The Grand Jury indicted Ca...

A Columbus woman charged in the death of her girlfriend’s 8-year-old son has pleaded guilty to the charges of murder and gross abuse of a corpse.   Following the recommendation of the prosecutors, a judge sentenced Johnna Lowe, 34, to life in prison with the possibility of ...

A Columbus teen accused of firing at four Columbus police officers in January following a fight with his girlfriend was indicted today on 20 felony counts stemming from three separate incidents.   A Franklin Country grand jury returned indictments against Tamari Stroughter...

Today, a Franklin County Grand Jury returned an indictment against Linwood Allison Jr., 20, and Kailee Smith-Parks, 19, in connection with the death of  4-year-old Ja’Kai Smith in Reynoldsburg. The indictment includes charges of Aggravated Murder, Murder for both defendants. T...

A Franklin County jury has found a Columbus woman guilty of killing two sisters following an early morning fight at a nightclub in 2022.   Amara Battle, 30, was found guilty today in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas on four counts of murder with three-year firearm...

A Columbus man who shot and killed a 17-year-old following a road-rage incident in southwest Columbus was sentenced today to 18 years to life in prison.   Skyler Burley, 30, pleaded guilty to one count of murder with a 3-year firearm specification in exchange for the poss...