The Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office secured a guilty plea Wednesday from Chance Donohoe, 27, for the killing of Shannon Hiott, 29, in August 2023. Donohoe pleaded guilty to aggravated murder and gross abuse of a corpse. Assistant prosecutors Daniel Lenert and ...

A Franklin County grand jury voted Friday not to indict the officers involved in the July 2023 shooting death of Antwan Lindsey. On July 8, 2023, a Franklin County Sheriff’s deputy was working special duty at a Walgreens at James Road and Livingston Avenue on Columbus’ East...

The Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office secured a guilty plea Thursday from Nachyla Halton, 20, for the killing of Jazmine Chester, 19, in May 2022. The Cleveland-area woman pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter, a first-degree felony, with a three-year firearm sp...

The Columbus Police Department today arrested Anthony Shinaul, 53, of Columbus and charged him with aggravated burglary, kidnapping and three counts of rape in connection with an unsolved case that dates back 30 years. In July 1994, a 20-year-old woman was raped at her resi...

The Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office announced the hearing of Rebecca Auborn, which was set for June 12, 2024, has been continued to August 5, 2024. Auborn faces multiple charges, including four counts of murder. Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Judge Karen H...

A Franklin County grand jury on Friday voted not to indict eight Columbus Division of Police officers in the shooting death of Abdisamad Ismail. On July 6, 2023, Columbus police officers responded to an armed bank robbery on Hilliard Rome Road. Police located a stolen Porsc...

The Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office secured a guilty plea Monday from Michael Wright, 70, for the stabbing death of his sister, Rhonda Jones, in 2023. Assistant prosecutors Mark Wodarcyk and Simon Huh prosecuted the case for the prosecutor’s office. On May 7, ...

On April 11, the Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office secured a guilty plea from Michael Mickens Jr., 27, for the 2023 fatal shooting of Isiaha Thompson-Angus. Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys Mark Wodarcyk and Zachary Imwalle prosecuted the case for the prosecutor’s ...

On April 2, the Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office secured a guilty plea from Cassandra Franklin, 41, of Columbus, for the 2023 fatal shooting of Michael Sarratt. Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys Jack Wong and Gillian Bateyunga prosecuted the case for the prosecutor...

A Franklin County jury and judge on Monday found Kaleb Queen, 35, guilty of six counts related to a 2022 shooting near a Columbus Division of Police substation on Woodrow Avenue. Cory Helffrich and Steven Schott prosecuted the case for the Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney...