A Columbus teen who admitted to shooting an Ohio State University All-American wrestler was sentenced today to 10 to 14 1/2 years in prison.   Elijah Lee, who turned 18 in December, pleaded guilty on Feb. 6 to Felonious Assault with a 3-Year Firearm Specification. He has a...

This morning, the Franklin County Board of Commissioners approved funding for the creation of a dedicated Discovery Unit within the Franklin County Prosecutor’s Office. The creation of this unit is a pivotal step in advancing timely justice, reducing case backlogs, and fulfill...

A Columbus man who brought a modified Glock 45 to a high school football game was sentenced today to six years and six months in prison. Sharod Bowers, 19, of Southwest Columbus, pleaded guilty to Illegal Conveyance or Possession of a Deadly Weapon or Dangerous Ordnance in ...

Two members of the “Bantu Life” street gang whose violence has plagued the Hilltop’s Wedgewood community were sentenced today in the 2022 fatal shooting of a West Side man.   Hussein Bilal, 23, and Abdulkadirshendy Ahmed, 20, both pleaded guilty to charges of involuntary m...

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...