A Franklin County grand jury has indicted a Lewis Center man in an early morning crash in Dublin that killed a 24-year-old. Kirk D. Barton, 40, was indicted late yesterday on counts of aggravated vehicular homicide and two counts of operating a motor vehicle while impaired. ...

Former Columbus Division of Police Officer Adam Coy was sentenced today to life in prison for fatally shooting Andre Hill in December 2020.   In November 2024, Coy, 48, was found guilty of murder, felonious assault, and reckless homicide. Today, a judge imposed the mandato...

A Columbus man has admitted to strangling his pregnant girlfriend, killing both her and her unborn child in 2024. Devon Blair, 24, pleaded guilty today to one count of strangulation and two counts each of involuntary manslaughter and felonious assault. A judge sentenced him ...

A Columbus man faces at least 26 years in prison for a 2022 shooting in a Hilltop bar that killed two men and wounded two others.   Anthony Davis, 25, was convicted today on four counts of murder, one count of aggravated murder, two counts of felonious assault and one coun...

A Columbus woman has pleaded guilty to murdering her 8-year-old son and concealing his body in an attic while police scoured the neighborhood for the child.   On June 15, LaShanda Wilder, 33, pleaded guilty to murder, gross abuse of a corpse and theft from her workplace. F...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...