Franklin County court cases, trials, verdicts, lawsuits and legal proceedings in Columbus
Michael Jason Meade, 47, is charged with murder and reckless homicide in connection with the death of Casey Goodson Jr., 23, at a north Columbus residence on December 4, 2020. The case is being heard at Franklin County Common Pleas Court before Judge David Young, who also presided over Meade’s first trial. A mistrial was … Read more
COLUMBUS: The plan was simple enough. Drive to the old workplace in the dark, slip through the gate, fill up some containers with fuel, and disappear before anyone noticed. It did not go that way for William Bush. Bush, 31, now faces a felony arson charge after surveillance cameras captured what investigators say was a … Read more
COLUMBUS, Ohio An Ohio judge has temporarily blocked enforcement of the state’s new marijuana and hemp law for two businesses, while a separate ruling in Franklin County allows the law to remain in effect — creating a split legal landscape for Columbus-area retailers. A Sandusky County Common Pleas Court judge issued a temporary restraining order … Read more
COLUMBUS, Ohio A former Columbus high school teacher has pleaded guilty to sex-related offenses involving a 15-year-old student, according to Franklin County court records. Jamelah Daboubi, 28, formerly employed at Horizon Science Academy, entered the plea in February in Franklin County Court of Common Pleas. She pleaded guilty to amended charges of gross sexual imposition … Read more
COLUMBUS, Ohio A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against a Columbus police officer and the City of Columbus after a crash in the Franklinton neighborhood that killed 30-year-old Corey Tinnes. Court records show the lawsuit was filed in Franklin County Court of Common Pleas against Columbus Division of Police Officer Kaitlin Robinson and the … Read more
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Petrocelli Robertson will spend 20 years in federal prison after admitting he led a drug trafficking operation that distributed fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine in west Columbus, federal officials said. Petrocelli Robertson, 40, also known as “Bible” and “Juice,” received a 240-month prison sentence from Michael H. Watson in the United States District … Read more
COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is warning Columbus residents about fake text messages that claim they owe unpaid parking or toll fines and must pay right away or show up in court. The texts are scams. The fines are not real. And clicking the QR code in the message could put a virus … Read more
COLUMBUS — A Franklin County Municipal Court judge set a $2 million bond Saturday for Molly Jones, 35, after she was charged with murder in the January 27 shooting death of James C. Pettigrew Jr. in Columbus’s Hilltop neighborhood. Jones was arraigned Saturday and remains held at the Franklin County Jail. A second suspect, Marcellus … Read more
Mohammed Al Nuaimi held on $200,000 bond; case bound to Franklin County grand jury Mohammed Al Nuaimi, 28, of Hilliard, faces felony charges of burglary, kidnapping, and gross sexual imposition after an alleged assault on the mother of a child he previously transported for South Western City Schools, according to filings in Franklin County Municipal … Read more
COLUMBUS — The family of Marchelle Freeman, a 60-year-old Columbus woman shot and killed by her partner in 2024, filed a wrongful death lawsuit Thursday against three Columbus police officers. The complaint alleges the officers twice responded to her home, heard explicit death threats, and left without taking her firearm — hours before she was … Read more