Press Releases

Jul 08 2025

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City, County File Lawsuit Against Hilltop Area Market Accused of Selling Stolen Goods
Lawsuit seeks to declare Herbert’s Market on Sullivant Ave. a public nuisance, bring claims of racketeering against owner for clear and repeated history of obtaining and selling stolen merchandise COLUMBUS, OH— Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein and Franklin County Prosecu...
Jul 07 2025

Defendant: Al’Saiah Griffin

Columbus Sentenced to Decades in Prison for Fatal 2024 Birthday Party Shooting
A Columbus man pled guilty and was sentenced to 25-30.5 years in prison for a fatal shooting at birthday party in east Columbus. Tyler Goins, 34, was killed. Al’Saiah Griffin, 32, pled guilty to Involuntary Manslaughter, Felonious Assault, and two counts of Tampering with Evid...
Jun 30 2025

Defendant: Michael Crawford

Columbus Man Will Spend More Than a Decade in Prison for Drug Trafficking Ring
Today, a judge sentenced a Columbus man to 11-16.5 Years in prison following his conviction for drug trafficking.   Michael Crawford, the leader of a large drug trafficking organization, was convicted on May 21, 2025 on two counts of Trafficking Cocaine and two counts of...
Jun 27 2025

Defendant: Jamelah Daboubi

Former High School Teacher Indicted for Sexual Battery for Relationship with a Student
The Franklin County Grand Jury handed down an indictment today against Jamelah Daboubi, 27, a former teacher at Horizon Science Academy, charging her with sexual battery for engaging in sexual contact with a 15-year-old boy who was a student in one of her classes.   Daboub...
Jun 26 2025

Defendant: Daveonte Dixon

Eight Indicted for Helping Man Accused of Shooting Two Mifflin Township Police Officers
A Franklin County grand jury has indicted eight people accused of helping a Columbus man evade capture after a May 28 shooting that injured two Mifflin Township police officers.   Jennifer Dale, 25, Namina Goler, 20, Isaiah Ingle, 23, Elijah Robinson, 22, Grace Mellon, 23,...
Jun 16 2025

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Grand Jury Declines to Return Indictment in August 2024 Officer-Involved Shooting
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...
Jun 16 2025

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Grand Jury Declines to Return Indictment in September 2024 Officer-Involved Shooting
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 ...
Jun 16 2025

Defendant: Tyrone Gray

Mansfield Man Found Guilty of Murder in 2022 Tuttle Mall Shooting
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...
Jun 06 2025

Defendant: James Antwan Dukes-Johnson, 29, and Michael Anthony Davis, 22

Violent Human Traffickers Sentenced to Life in Prison
(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...
Jun 06 2025

Defendant: Jayla Call

Franklin County Grand Jury Indicts Woman for Aiding Fugitive
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...

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