Press Releases

Jan 09 2023

Defendant: Jamila Perry

Franklin County Grand Jury Indicts Jamila Perry on Seven Counts
Indictments stem from 2021 death of Franklin County Corrections Center inmate A Franklin County grand jury on Friday indicted Jamila Perry, 30, of Columbus on seven counts related to the 2021 death of Fredreca Ford. On June 26, 2021, Ms. Ford was found unresponsive at th...
Dec 16 2022

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Grand Jury Votes Not to Indict Franklin County Sheriff’s Deputies in the 2022 Shooting Death of Pozz Striblin
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A Franklin County grand jury voted on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022, not to indict two Franklin County Sheriff's Office SWAT deputies in the fatal shooting of Pozz Striblin, 20, of Columbus. As a result, the criminal investigation into the incident has concluded. ...
Dec 09 2022

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Franklin County Prosecutor’s Office Receives Ohio BCI’s Report on Investigation of Officer-Involved Shooting
Prosecutor G. Gary Tyack Will Refer Matter to Special Prosecutors to Review Case The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) today turned over to the Franklin County Prosecutor’s Office a report of its independent investigation into an officer-involved shooting in Aug...
Dec 09 2022

Defendant: Kristopher Collins

Kristopher Collins Convicted of Rape of a Juvenile
Franklin County jury found Kristopher Collins, 29, of Columbus, guilty yesterday of two counts of rape of a juvenile stemming from incidents in the summers of 2013 and 2015. He will be sentenced on Dec. 20, 2022. He faces a mandatory sentence of 10 years to life on each count....
Dec 08 2022

Defendant: Jhuante Burton

Jhuante Burton Sentenced to Six to Nine Years in Prison for Aggravated Vehicular Homicide
Jhuante Burton, 37, of Columbus was sentenced today to a mandatory prison term of six to nine years following his plea to aggravated vehicular homicide for a fatal crash that occurred March 20, 2020. Shortly after 7 that night, Burton was driving his Chevrolet Captiva westb...
Dec 05 2022

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Grand Jury Votes Not to Indict Police Officer in the 2021 Shooting Death of Kyle Veyon
A Franklin County grand jury today voted not to indict Columbus police officer Andrew Hawkins in the 2021 shooting incident that left Kyle Veyon dead. As a result, thecriminal investigation into the incident has concluded. On Sep. 29, 2021, Columbus police officers Hawkins ...
Dec 01 2022

Defendant: Mark Reynolds

Mark Reynolds pleads guilty to murder of White Castle manager in 2020
Mark Reynolds pled guilty yesterday to five charges, including murder, related to crimes he committed on Oct. 23, 2020. Over the course of about two hours that morning, Reynolds shot at several people at different locations on the west side of Columbus. He entered a White C...
Nov 29 2022

Defendant: Shawn Mapp

Shawn Mapp sentenced to 50 years to life in prison
Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Judge Stephen McIntosh sentenced Shawn Mapp to a prison term of 50 years to life for the aggravated murder of Adrian Hardy and the attempted murder of Cheniqua Barton. A Franklin County jury found Mapp, 36, of Columbus, guilty on five t...
Nov 23 2022

Defendant: Santiago Martinez

Santiago Martinez sentenced to life in prison with parole eligibility in 15 years for murdering his wife in 2021
Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Judge Kim Brown on Monday sentenced Santiago Martinez to the statutorily mandated life in prison with parole eligibility in 15 years for the murder of his wife, Alexandria Berrios. A Franklin County jury found Martinez guilty of the 202...
Nov 21 2022

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Columbus man guilty of aggravated menacing, not guilty of involuntary manslaughter
Robert Thomas, 73, of Columbus, on Friday was found guilty of aggravated menacing but not guilty of involuntary manslaughter in a shooting last year that left a man dead. On June 20, 2021, Robert Thomas confronted his neighbor’s granddaughter and her husband, Jason Keys, on ...

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