The Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office announced that former Columbus Division of Police Detective Demetris Ortega, 51, was sentenced to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections for 18 months. Ortega pleaded guilty in September to a felony charge of fa...

The Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office announced the arraignment of Rebecca Auborn, which was set for today, has now been continued to Monday. Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Judge Karen Held Phipps will preside at 9.a.m. Monday in Courtroom 7F.

A three-judge panel of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas removed Michael Turner from death row today, sentencing him to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Judges Julie Lynch, Andria Noble and David Young issued the decision in accordance with Ohio law th...

The Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office secured guilty verdicts on all charges against John Wooden, 47, for the 2021 murder of Mohamed Hassan Adam. Wooden, of Columbus, was found guilty of numerous counts, including aggravated murder, kidnapping, aggravated robbery a...

A Franklin County jury on Friday Oct. 20 found Othman Abdu, 20, of Blacklick, guilty of two counts of murder, aggravated murder and felonious assault in two separate shootings in Columbus. Michael Shaw and Steven Schott, assistant prosecuting attorneys with the Franklin Count...

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...

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 ...

A Franklin County Grand Jury today voted not to indict Columbus Police Officer Joshua Ohlinger for shooting an individual involved in a traffic stop. It is the role of the grand jury to determine if a crime has been committed and whether there is probable cause to believe tha...

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...

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...