Local court cases, hearings and rulings in Franklin County Common Pleas Court
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 — 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