Michael Thilat, 31, of Columbus, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a charge of involuntary manslaughter with a three-year firearm specification in the 2022 death of Anthony Luney. Franklin County prosecutors Kevin Bertelsen and John Gripshover prosecuted the case, and Franklin C...

Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Judge Mark Serrott on February 15 sentenced Justus Robertson, 20, of Columbus, to a total term of 29 years to life in prison for the shooting death of Christopher Roberts, Jr. in July of 2022. A jury in January convicted Robertson of seve...

A jury today found Columbus resident Dwayne Cummings guilty of one count of murder in the death of Gregory Coleman, Jr. in September of 2022. Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Judge Chris Brown presided over the trial, and immediately sentenced Cummings to a life sentence ...

James Scaff was sentenced on Jan. 25 to eight years and nine months in prison for his role in multiple break-ins and thefts in March and April 2023, and for illegally possessing firearms. Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Judge Kimberly Cocroft presided over the hearing...

A Franklin County jury on Dec. 15 found Columbus resident Robin Sebastian guilty of murdering Pradeep Anand in 2021. Franklin County Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys Don Miller and Rob Doersam handled the case. Miller and Doersam established that Sebastian, 34, fatally stabb...

Christopher Lee Kimmel, 37, of Columbus pleaded guilty on Friday, Dec. 1, to multiple charges related to two thefts, one which involved stolen police ammunition. Kimmel pleaded guilty to two counts of breaking and entering, three counts of possession of criminal tools, f...

On Nov. 30, the Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office secured guilty verdicts against John Allen of Columbus, 47, for the rapes of three separate victims. Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys Thomas Vaccaro and Chynna Kelley prosecuted the case for the prosecutor’s offic...

On Nov. 21, the Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office secured a total of 17 guilty verdicts against Mason Thompson-Bray of Grove City, 23, and Skylor VanHouten of Springfield, 22, for the 2022 murders of Francisco Rodriguez and Trintan Mendoza. Assistant Prosecutin...

On Nov. 17, the Franklin County Prosecutor’s Office secured three guilty verdicts against Johnnie Wappner, 33, for the 2022 murder of Marcus Deloney, 32. A jury found Wappner, of Columbus, guilty of murder, reckless homicide and felonious assault, all with three-year firearm s...

Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Judge Sheryl Munson today sentenced Othman Abdu, 20, to life in prison for the 2021 murder of 21-year-old Nazeer Winton and the shooting of another person who survived. Abdu will be eligible for parole after 39 years. A Franklin County ...