Clyde Littlefield sentenced to a minimum of 19 years and 2 months in prison for 2021 homicide

Posted on 6/7/2023

Defendant: Clyde Littlefield

After pleading guilty June 5 to Involuntary Manslaughter and other charges, Clyde Littlefield, 23, was sentenced by Judge Kimberly Cocroft in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas to the maximum sentence of 19 years and 2 months to 24 years and 8 months in prison.

In July 2021, Littlefield was at the Patio Bar on Sullivant Avenue west of downtown Columbus when a fight ensued between Littlefield’s group and another group of individuals. Littlefield pulled a gun and shot Edward Hunter, 29, in the back while he was standing and again while he lay injured on the ground. Hunter died from the gunshot wounds.

In addition to the manslaughter plea, Littlefield pled guilty to Illegal Possession of a Firearm in a Liquor Permit Premises and Carrying a Concealed Weapon.

John Gripshover, Director of the Gun Unit for the Franklin County Prosecutor’s Office, and Thomas Stoltman, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, prosecuted the case against Littlefield.