Press Releases

Oct 13 2023

Defendant: Teona Brooks

Judge sentences Teona Brooks to 15 years to life for 2021 murder
Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Judge Mike Holbrook today sentenced Teona Brooks, 24, to at least 15 years in prison for the 2021 murder of Maurice Porter. Mark Wodarcyk and Seth Enlow, both assistant prosecuting attorneys with the Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney’s...
Oct 13 2023

Defendant: Michael Bowles

Michael Bowles indicted for the murder of Imperial Stewart
A Franklin County grand jury Thursday returned a seven-count indictment against Michael T. Bowles, 20, of Columbus on charges relating to the death of Imperial Stewart. Stewart was reported missing on Sept. 20 in the North Linden area. He was found dead in a wooded area in ...
Oct 09 2023

Defendant: Joshua Ohlinger

Franklin County Grand Jury Does Not Indict Columbus Police Officer for Discharging Weapon During a Traffic Stop
A Franklin County Grand Jury today voted not to indict Columbus Police Officer Joshua Ohlinger for shooting an individual involved in a traffic stop. It is the role of the grand jury to determine if a crime has been committed and whether there is probable cause to believe tha...
Oct 06 2023

Defendant: Bruce Cameron

Bruce Cameron Sentenced to 24 Years to Life in Prison for Murder Conviction
Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge Kim Brown on Thursday sentenced Bruce Cameron to 24 years to life in prison for the 2021 murder of Dion Skipper. On Sept. 28, a Franklin County jury found Cameron, formerly of Dayton, guilty of murder in Skipper’s death on April 4, 2...
Oct 03 2023

Defendant: Rico Hardy

Rico Hardy Sentenced to 30 Years to Life in Prison for Rape Conviction
Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge Kim Brown sentenced Rico Hardy, 47, of Columbus, to 30 years to life in prison on Sept. 29 for raping a young girl over a period several years. In November 2020, the victim, who was 12 at the time, told her mother that Hardy had been...
Sep 29 2023

Defendant: Bruce Cameron

Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office secures guilty verdict in 2021 murder
A jury found Bruce Cameron of Dayton guilty of murdering fellow Dayton resident Dion Skipper in Columbus in 2021. Mark Wodarcyk and Tom Vaccaro, both assistant prosecuting attorneys with the Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, prosecuted the case. The jury determi...
Sep 25 2023

Defendant: Manning Tarver

Manning Tarver Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Rape Conviction
Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge Bill Sperlazza sentenced Manning Tarver, 43, to a term of 6 years in prison Thursday after his rape conviction. Tarver will have to register as a Tier III sex offender, which is in-person verification of his address every 90 days for t...
Sep 11 2023

Defendant: Press Release

Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office announces new policy to address gun violence
Prosecutors to seek $400,000 bond for defendants with prior felonies who are caught with firearms Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney Deputy Chief Counsel Anthony Pierson announced a new policy designed to address gun violence in central Ohio. Beginning today, Fra...
Sep 05 2023

Defendant: Darrell Rodgers Jr.

Franklin County Jury Finds Darrell Rodgers Jr. Guilty of Rape, Robbery and Kidnapping
The Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office secured a guilty verdict Aug. 31 in the rape, robbery and kidnapping case against Darrell Rodgers Jr., 24, of Columbus. Thomas Vaccaro, assistant prosecuting attorney with the Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, pros...
Aug 31 2023

Defendant: Tiffany Wilson, Erin McGoy, Lataska Minor, Nicy Minor, Aja Minor, Sherrod Thompson, Lasheta McClellan and Alana Hamilton

Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office Secures Two Indictments Involving Theft of Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Funds
The Franklin County Grand Jury today returned two indictments in two separate cases involving theft of Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) funds. In the first case, Tiffany Wilson, Erin McGoy, Lataska Minor, Nicy Minor, Aja Minor and Sherrod Thompson were indicted on 21 ...

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