The Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office secured a guilty plea today from Erich Barbee, 31, of Columbus, for the murder of Marissa Saultz, 44, and the attempted murder of Morgan Cosner, 30, both of Columbus, in March 2023. Barbee pleaded guilty to aggravated murder...

A Franklin County jury on Thursday found Kenneth Houser guilty of sexually assaulting three victims, all under the age of 10. Houser was found guilty of three counts of rape and one count of gross sexual imposition. Assisting Prosecuting Attorneys Trenten Grohe and Roxanne ...

The Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office secured guilty pleas Thursday from Jonathan Pigram of Columbus, for murdering Cornet Powell, and Dawn Dunn in May 2023. Pigram, 38, pleaded guilty to two counts of murder for the deaths of Powell and Dunn, both of whom were 41,...

A Franklin County jury on Monday found Brad Madison, 37, of Columbus, guilty of four charges related to the 2022 shooting death of Brandon Joiner, 33. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Steven Schott and Deputy Chief Counsel Anthony Pierson prosecuted the case for the prosecuto...

Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Sheryl Munson on Thursday sentenced Shannon Gaines, 50, of Hilliard, to at least 12 years in prison after Gaines pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide and two counts of aggravated vehicular assault. Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys D...

Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Judge Jaiza Page today sentenced Datwain Crudup to life in prison with eligibility for parole in 46 years for his role in the murders of Kevin Williams and Nickolas Cowans and the attempted murder of Anthony Williams. Assistant Prosecuting...

The Franklin County Grand Jury voted Thursday not to indict the officers involved in the August 2023 shooting that lead to the death of Jamie Overstreet. On August 24, 2023, Columbus Division of Police officers responded to a call regarding a man allegedly violating a prote...

The Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office secured a guilty plea August 21 from Ameir Trent, 22, for the killing of Devin Bannister, 15, in July 2022. Trent pleaded guilty to reckless homicide and improperly discharging a firearm into a habitation, each with 3-year fire...

The Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office secured guilty pleas Tuesday from Zacharias Mullen, 21, and his brother Willie Mullen, 23, for the killing of Raquan Thomas, 21, of Columbus, in May 2022. The defendants, both residents of Columbus, pleaded guilty to involuntar...

The Franklin County Grand Jury returned a three-count indictment today charging Gerald Dowling, 19, of Columbus, with involuntary manslaughter for the death of Alexa Stakely, 29, of Columbus, as well as with grand theft of a motor vehicle and receiving stolen property. On J...