Aug
11
2022
Defendant: William Elliott
William Elliott Sentenced to Life Without Parole
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...
Aug
03
2022
Defendant: Rashad Short
Rashad Short Sentenced Tuesday for Two Aggravated Murders, Other Convictions
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...
Aug
02
2022
Defendant: Rashad Short
Rashad Short Found Guilty in Two Separate Columbus Murders
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...
Jul
25
2022
Defendant: Gerson Fuentes
Man Indicted For Rape of 10 Year Old
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
Jul
15
2022
Defendant: John Clarke
Man Jailed for Election Falsification
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 ...
Jun
16
2022
Defendant: Nasear Smith
Nasear Smith Guilty Plea
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....
Jun
06
2022
Defendant: Jabari Ester
Jabari Ester Found Guilty
A jury found Jabari Ester, Guilty of three counts of Rape (F1) and three counts of Gross Sexual Imposition (F3) on June 4, 2022 following a four day jury trial. Two counts of Rape were for a child under 10 years of age.
Senior Special Victims Unit Prosecutor Dan Lenert and ...
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