Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge Carl Aveni recently sentenced Christopher Payne, 27, of Columbus, to a life sentence of no less than 40 years for a 2020 drive-by shooting that killed the unborn child of a 15-year-old girl who was shot in the incident.
Two men were sentenced in federal court recently to crimes related to a scheme to attack power grids in the United States in furtherance white supremacy.
A Delaware County Common Pleas judge has issued an injunction against two gun-related ordinances enacted by the city of Columbus: one for safe storage of firearms, and another limiting gun magazine capacities.
A 28-year-old Columbus man was ordered detained after he appeared before a U.S. Magistrate Judge this month after a criminal complaint charging him with sex trafficking was unsealed.
A finding for recovery of $70,195 was issued recently against the former treasurer of the A+ Arts Academy in Columbus, after she allegedly failed to remit tax withholdings from employee earnings, Auditor of State Keith Faber announced.
A U.S. District Court jury has convicted Kevin Daniels, 45, of Columbus, of crimes he committed during the armed robbery of a mobile phone store in November 2021. Because of prior criminal convictions, Daniels faces at least 25 years in prison.
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced last month that Navy Chief Machinist’s Mate Ralph A. Derrington, 42, of Columbus, Ohio, killed during World War II, was accounted for on March 25, 2021.
