Trevor Sands learned on Tuesday, Oct. 4, that he will spend no less than an additional 46 years in prison for his role in the shooting deaths of Jeannot Mendy and Gerald Talley. Sands is currently serving a 15-year federal term for armed robbery. A Franklin County jury on S...

A Franklin County jury on Monday, Sept. 19, found Trevor Sands guilty of two separate murders. The court convicted Sands on seven counts stemming from the shooting deaths of Jeannot Mendy and Gerald Talley. On April 24, 2017, Sands shot and killed Mr. Mendy during a robbery...

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A Franklin County grand jury voted not to indict Columbus police officer Jeffrey Miller in the 2020 shooting death of robbery suspect Joshua J. Brown, 35, of Columbus. The grand jury’s verdict was filed on Monday, Aug. 22. On Jan. 25, 2020, Columbus police were dispatched t...

Shannon Weaver, 23, of Columbus, was sentenced today to a maximum 14 to 19½ years in prison for the 2020 killing of Aljuanta Counts. Weaver on Monday pled guilty to one count of voluntary manslaughter with a firearm specification. Franklin County Assistant Prosecutors Daniel C...

Columbus, Ohio — A Franklin County jury on Friday, August 12, convicted Mario Wade,23, of Columbus, in the 2018 murders of Keith Williams III and Marlazia Jones-Mattox. Immediately following the guilty verdict, Judge Julie Lynch sentenced Wade to 72 years to life in prison. ...

William Elliott, 48, of Columbus, was sentenced yesterday to life without parole for the March 2020 murder of Maria Best. On June 23, a jury found Elliott guilty of aggravated murder, aggravated burglary, kidnapping and tampering with evidence. Franklin County Assistant Prosec...

Rashad Short, of Columbus, was sentenced Tuesday in a Franklin County courtroom to 8 years to life in prison. On Thursday, July 28, a jury convicted Short in the 2020 shooting deaths of Jordan Gray and Dante McCormick. Judge Serrott imposed the following sentence: •  Agg...

A Franklin County jury on Thursday July 28ᵗʰ found Rashad Short, last known address 989 East 17ᵗʰ Ave, Columbus, guilty of two separate murder charges following a nine-day trial. The court convicted Short of nine counts stemming from the shooting deaths of Jordan Gray and Dant...