Thursday Sept 22, 2022 Franklin County Board of Elections 1700 Morse Road Columbus OH, 43229 Come learn about improving safety, saving lives,and understanding the law better. See the flyer for complete details

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...

The Franklin County Grand Jury returned an indictment against Gerson Fuentes charging him with two (2) counts of Rape. See the link below for a copy of the indictment 22CR3226-Fuentes-Indictment

John A. Clarke was sentenced Tuesday to a jail term of 120 days following his conviction on May 16 for filing a false campaign finance record. Clarke also was ordered to pay a $2,500 fine, perform 250 hours of community service and serve five years of probation. He was ...

On June 14, 2022, Nasear Smith pled guilty to Involuntary Manslaughter for causing the death of Derek Hoston. Today, Mr. Smith was sentenced to an indefinite prison term for a minimum of at least 10 years and a maximum of 15 years. On May 10, 2021 at approximately 1:20 a.m....