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CRIME & SAFETY
Update: Child Struck by Hit-and-Run Driver in Ashville
Ashville, OH – A 9-year-old child is recovering at home from injury after being struck by a vehicle on her birthday is at home now. On June 30th, 2024 in the 100 block of Kraft Drive in Ashville, it was reported that the child was outside playing when a vehicle described as a grey Kia Optima with dark tinted windows, hit the child and then fled the scene following the incident. It was shortly afterward that she was found injured and crying.
8-year-old boy with 'deep neck compressions' found dead inside trash bag in mom’s attic
COLUMBUS, Ohio (TCN) -- A 32-year-old mother and her 33-year-old girlfriend were arrested after the mother’s 8-year-old son was found dead in an attic after being reported missing. On June 28 at 12:04 p.m., Columbus Division of Police officers went to the 1000 block of Olmstead Avenue regarding a...
Update – Armored Truck Crash on Ashville Pike Injures Two, Cause Property Damage
Ashville, Ohio — An armored truck crash on Ashville Pike in Ashville yesterday at approximately 10 a.m. resulted in two injuries, including one serious injury. The GardaWorld armored truck was traveling southbound on Ashville Pike when the driver overcorrected near the intersection of Miller Road and Ashville Pike, according to a report from the Pickaway County Sheriff’s Office.
One dead after vehicle flipped on Interstate 70 ramp in Columbus
One person is dead following a single-vehicle crash on an interstate ramp in Columbus Sunday night. The crash happened at 10:19 p.m. on the westbound Interstate 70 ramp to the northbound lanes of Interstate 71, according to Columbus police. The unidentified driver of a 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer lost control of the SUV, which left the left side of the highway and crashed into the median wall.
Ohio judge overturns jury verdict in 'exceptional' murder case
After nearly 15 years on the bench as a Franklin County Common Pleas Court judge, there aren't many firsts left for Mark Serrott. But on Thursday, Serrott granted a new trial for a man who had been found guilty of murder by a jury in May. ...
Traffic stop leads to drug and firearm seizure, one suspect detained
A traffic stop late last month has led to the seizure of drugs and firearms in Columbus. It occurred on June 28, 2024 around 9:30 p.m., when Columbus Police officers conducted a traffic stop on Airview Drive and Plateau Drive. During the stop, the vehicle fled and crashed in a nearby mobile home park.
Man flashes gun after firefighters told him not to drive over hoses, fire official says
An unknown man flashed a gun during a confrontation with firefighters at a mobile home fire in Franklin Township Monday morning, according to the Columbus Division of Fire. Firefighters received a call about 8:30 a.m. about the blaze at a home in the Avalon Mobile Home Park located in the 1100 block of Geneva Avenue, Battalion Chief Jeff Geitter said.
Wrongful death lawsuit claims Licking County bus crash was 'entirely preventable'
LICKING COUNTY, Ohio — A fiery crash in Licking County last year that involved five vehicles, including a bus carrying dozens of high school students, is now the subject of several wrongful death lawsuits. Six people died and 18 others were injured in November 2023 when the driver of...
Car crashes after being pursued through multiple counties, 2 taken into custody
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Two suspects are in custody after they were pursued in multiple counties on Monday afternoon. The Ohio State Highway Patrol said a vehicle which had been reported stolen was seen in Richland County which had been involved in multiple pursuits with prior agencies. Shortly afterward, a trooper in Knox County saw the vehicle headed south on State Route 95.
Four wrongful death lawsuits filed in crash that killed six from Tusky Valley Schools
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Claims out of a series of wrongful death lawsuits filed against a central Ohio trucking company and its driver state they and more "explicitly rejected" crucial safety measures which resulted in a multi-vehicle crash last November east of Columbus that killed six. On November 14th...
Columbus drug trafficker gets prison time in Muskingum County case
A Columbus man pleaded guilty and was sentenced to time in prison recently for trafficking illegal drugs. Equawn J. Crawford, 35, appeared in Muskingum County Common Pleas Court. Judge Kelly Cottrill sentenced Crawford to at least eight years in prison, for his crime of felony drug trafficking with a firearm specification.
Fugitive accused of raping children wanted by police
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A man accused of raping two children under the age of 13 is wanted by the U.S Marshals Service and the Columbus Division of Police. Henry Fenelon, 40, is accused of engaging in sexual acts with two children. The alleged victims are 8 and 11 years old. “There’s already multiple victims […]
Three injured in double motorcycle crash on U.S. 36
COSHOCTON − The Coshocton County Sheriff's Office reported a two-motorcycle traffic crash from shortly after 1:30 p.m. Saturday in the 48000 block of U.S. 36 in Tuscarawas Township, according to a press release. Authorities said in the release that David Guelda, 35, of Kentucky, was attempting to make a U-turn from the eastbound lanes to the westbound lanes when he was struck in the rear by Robert Hall, 32, of Galloway. Both men were ejected from...
Man indicted, accused of 2018 Columbus homicide, rape
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A man already in prison now faces charges in connection with the death of a woman in Franklinton in 2018. 41-year-old Dannielle Annette Rowe was found dead in a home in the 100 block of North Central Avenue on May 21, 2018. Police at the...
Former Columbus Zoo executive pleads guilty to 16 felonies; sentencing set for September
The second of three former top executives of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium pleaded guilty Tuesday to an array of theft, conspiracy and other charges for defrauding taxpayers and zoo coffers of millions of dollars. Peter Fingerhut faced 63 felony counts including bribery, conspiracy, extortion and money laundering when he and others were...
Dive teams and patrols prepare to keep boaters safe at Red White & Boom amid storm threats
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Law enforcement dive teams and patrol boats are about to hit the water to keep everyone safe during Wednesday night's Red White & Boom fireworks show. "We've got the bullhorn on the boat and we'll let everyone know how bad the weather is," Deputy Stephen...
UCSO Reports – July 1, 2024
A deputy responded to the 9000 block of Ketch Road to investigate a property damage crash involving a 2016 Dodge Ram 1500 that drove off the road and struck a mailbox. No report was taken. 10:02am Arrest Warrant. A deputy arrested Katherine L. Miller, age 55 of Columbus, for an...
Columbus charter school founder pleads guilty to bank fraud
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Abdirizak Y. Farah, the founder and superintendent of two Columbus charter schools, has pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit bank fraud. Farah, 59, admitted to using school funds for personal purposes, including purchasing his home in New Albany. Farah established the Focus Learning Academy of Northern...
Columbus man pleads guilty in Jan. 6th breach of the U.S Capitol
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - An Ohio man pleaded guilty on Monday, to assaulting law enforcement during the January 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. 31-year-old Kyle Andrew Campbell, of Columbus, Ohio, pleaded guilty to a felony charge of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers before U.S. District Judge Randolph D. Moss. Judge Moss will sentence Campbell on October 25, 2024.
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