Press Releases

Oct 09 2025

Defendant: Troy Lee Locke

Major Drug Offender’ Who Preyed on Addicts Sentenced to 112+ Years in Prison
A Columbus drug dealer whose actions were deemed an “insidious example of profiting at the expense of others” by Franklin County prosecutors was sentenced on Oct. 6 to at least 112 years in prison.   On Oct. 1, a Franklin County jury found Troy Locke, 40, guilty on 13 f...
Oct 09 2025

Defendant: Saadik Hussein, Liban Guleed, Yahya Abdirizak

Two Men Indicted, One Awaiting Sentencing in 2024 Shooting on State Route 161
Defendants: Saadik Hussein, Liban Guleed, Yahya Abdirizak Three men were charged in relation to a 2024 shooting on State Route 161 that left a passenger in a westbound vehicle paralyzed.   Saadik Hussein, 20, and Liban Guleed, 22, both of Columbus, face multiple char...
Sep 23 2025

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Columbus Woman Sentenced in Beating Death of 4-Year-Old Boy
A Columbus woman convicted of killing her boyfriend’s 4-year-old son in 2021 will spend at least the next 25 years behind bars.   Michelle Hilyard, 52, was sentenced today to 25 years to life in prison for the May 2021 death of 4-year-old Bryson Brown. On Sept. 12, a Fran...
Sep 18 2025

Defendant: Jaheym Cheeks

Mansfield Man Convicted in 2022 Hilltop Shooting of Teenage Runaway
A Mansfield man has been found guilty in the 2022 execution-style shooting of a 14-year-old runaway in a Columbus alley.   On Sept. 17, a Franklin County jury found Jaheym Cheeks, 23, guilty of all five felony charges, including Aggravated Murder and Kidnapping.  The jury ...
Sep 15 2025

Defendant: Ron Robinson

Murder Suspect Convicted in 2023 West Columbus Shooting
A Columbus man has been found guilty in a 2023 shooting that left a man dead and a woman injured on the city’s west side.   Ron Robinson, 45, was convicted today of two counts of murder with a firearm specification and one count each of aggravated murder with a firearm spe...
Sep 09 2025

Defendant: Mehki Miller

Columbus Man Sentenced in 2024 Hilltop Shooting That Killed One, Injured Another
A Columbus man who shot two people during a dispute, killing one, will spend at least the next 21 years in prison.   Mehki Miller, 19, pleaded guilty to one count of murder with a three-year gun specification; felonious assault with a three-year gun specification; tamperin...
Sep 03 2025

Defendant: Michael T. Davis

Serial Rapist Pleads Guilty to Multiple Linden-Area Assaults
A Columbus man accused of raping multiple women from the Linden area will spend at least the next 17 years in prison.   Michael T. Davis, 58, pleaded guilty on Aug. 29 to five counts of rape in connection with sexual assaults that took place between 2013 and 2024. His plea...
Aug 25 2025

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Nuisance Abatement Unit Closes Troubled West Broad Street Motel
A Prairie Township motel that has been the site of repeated drug and violent activity was shut down today by the Franklin County Prosecutor’s Office’s newly formed Nuisance Abatement Unit . The New Rome Motel, 5246 W. Broad St., closed at noon following a preliminary i...
Aug 19 2025

Defendant: Jaquan Curry

Columbus Man Sentenced in Fatal Waffle House Shooting
A Columbus man who admitted to shooting and killing a Georgia man during a fight outside a Waffle House will spend the next two decades in prison. Jaquan Curry, 21, pleaded guilty today to felony counts of involuntary manslaughter with a three-year firearm specification, ame...
Aug 07 2025

Defendant: Daveonte Dixon

Grand Jury Indicts Daveonte Dixon for Shooting Two Mifflin Township Officers and Firing at Franklin County Deputies
Today, a Franklin County Grand Jury indicted Daveonte Dixon on several charges related to the May 28th shooting of two Mifflin Township police officers and shooting toward four Franklin County Sheriff’s Deputies.  Dixon is charged with: 2 counts of Attempted Murder 6 count...

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