Oct
13
2023
Defendant: Teona Brooks
Judge sentences Teona Brooks to 15 years to life for 2021 murder
Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Judge Mike Holbrook today sentenced Teona Brooks, 24, to at least 15 years in prison for the 2021 murder of Maurice Porter. Mark Wodarcyk and Seth Enlow, both assistant prosecuting attorneys with the Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney’s...
Oct
13
2023
Defendant: Michael Bowles
Michael Bowles indicted for the murder of Imperial Stewart
A Franklin County grand jury Thursday returned a seven-count indictment against Michael T. Bowles, 20, of Columbus on charges relating to the death of Imperial Stewart.
Stewart was reported missing on Sept. 20 in the North Linden area. He was found dead in a wooded area in ...
Oct
06
2023
Defendant: Bruce Cameron
Bruce Cameron Sentenced to 24 Years to Life in Prison for Murder Conviction
Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge Kim Brown on Thursday sentenced Bruce Cameron to 24 years to life in prison for the 2021 murder of Dion Skipper.
On Sept. 28, a Franklin County jury found Cameron, formerly of Dayton, guilty of murder in Skipper’s death on April 4, 2...
Oct
03
2023
Defendant: Rico Hardy
Rico Hardy Sentenced to 30 Years to Life in Prison for Rape Conviction
Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge Kim Brown sentenced Rico Hardy, 47, of Columbus, to 30 years to life in prison on Sept. 29 for raping a young girl over a period several years.
In November 2020, the victim, who was 12 at the time, told her mother that Hardy had been...
Sep
25
2023
Defendant: Manning Tarver
Manning Tarver Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Rape Conviction
Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge Bill Sperlazza sentenced Manning Tarver, 43, to a term of 6 years in prison Thursday after his rape conviction. Tarver will have to register as a Tier III sex offender, which is in-person verification of his address every 90 days for t...
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