A Columbus man faces at least 26 years in prison for a 2022 shooting in a Hilltop bar that killed two men and wounded two others.   Anthony Davis, 25, was convicted today on four counts of murder, one count of aggravated murder, two counts of felonious assault and one coun...

A Columbus woman has pleaded guilty to murdering her 8-year-old son and concealing his body in an attic while police scoured the neighborhood for the child.   On June 15, LaShanda Wilder, 33, pleaded guilty to murder, gross abuse of a corpse and theft from her workplace. F...

Lawsuit seeks to declare Herbert’s Market on Sullivant Ave. a public nuisance, bring claims of racketeering against owner for clear and repeated history of obtaining and selling stolen merchandise COLUMBUS, OH— Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein and Franklin County Prosecu...

A Columbus man pled guilty and was sentenced to 25-30.5 years in prison for a fatal shooting at birthday party in east Columbus. Tyler Goins, 34, was killed. Al’Saiah Griffin, 32, pled guilty to Involuntary Manslaughter, Felonious Assault, and two counts of Tampering with Evid...

Today, a judge sentenced a Columbus man to 11-16.5 Years in prison following his conviction for drug trafficking.   Michael Crawford, the leader of a large drug trafficking organization, was convicted on May 21, 2025 on two counts of Trafficking Cocaine and two counts of...

The Franklin County Grand Jury handed down an indictment today against Jamelah Daboubi, 27, a former teacher at Horizon Science Academy, charging her with sexual battery for engaging in sexual contact with a 15-year-old boy who was a student in one of her classes.   Daboub...

A Franklin County grand jury has indicted eight people accused of helping a Columbus man evade capture after a May 28 shooting that injured two Mifflin Township police officers.   Jennifer Dale, 25, Namina Goler, 20, Isaiah Ingle, 23, Elijah Robinson, 22, Grace Mellon, 23,...

Today, a Franklin County Grand Jury completed its review of the August 1, 2024, fatal shooting of Benjamin Wheeler by an on duty Columbus Division of Police SWAT officer. The Grand Jury voted to not issue an indictment. Therefore, no charges have been filed with the Clerk of C...

Today, a Franklin County grand jury declined to issue an indictment in the police-involved shooting death of Lamine Mahmoudi, 34.   Background   Mahmoudi, of Columbus, was shot several times during the early morning of Sept. 10, 2024, after he advanced toward Columbus ...

A Mansfield man who shot and killed another man inside the Mall at Tuttle Crossing will spend at least the next 21 years in prison.   Late in the evening on June 13, 2025, a Franklin County jury found Tyrone Gray, 27, guilty of two counts of murder and one count of inducin...