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CRIME & SAFETY
Complaint: Boy, 8, whose body found in attic, died from ‘neck compression’
Watch a previous report in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The 8-year-old boy whose body was found before an Amber Alert was issued for his siblings Friday night died from “deep neck compression,” according to court records. The boy’s mother, Lashanda Wilder, 32, and her girlfriend Johnna Lowe, 33, are due in […]
Person dies in crash after being pinned underneath vehicle
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A person was killed in a crash near downtown Columbus late Sunday night. Police say the crash happened on Interstate 70 westbound near I-71 northbound at about 10:15 p.m. The driver lost control of his or her vehicle when it ran off the road, struck...
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. ...
Baby’s death yields few leads one year after body found in Ohio garbage truck
For previous reports on this story view the video player above. PLAIN CITY, Ohio (WCMH) – The search for evidence continues one year after an infant baby was found in a garbage truck in central Ohio. According to Central Ohio Crime Stoppers, leads as to what happened to the newborn baby have been hard to […]
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.
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.
Ex-Columbus Zoo executive pleads guilty in alleged theft of $2 million
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — One of the ex-Columbus Zoo and Aquarium executives who was set to face a jury trial in connection with the theft of $2.3 million has pleaded guilty. Former marketing director Pete Fingerhut pleaded guilty to multiple felony charges on Tuesday in Delaware County Common Pleas Court. His jury trial was slated […]
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...
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...
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.
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 […]
Sheriff’s Office Investigating Fatal US Route 33 Crash
On Sunday, June 30, 2024, at approximately 2:42 pm, the Union County Sheriff’s Office received a 9-1-1 call reporting a serious motor vehicle crash on US Route 33, east of Scottslawn Road. Deputies and units from the Marysville Police Department, the Marysville Fire Department, and the Jerome Township Fire...
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...
Motorcyclist seriously injured in crash near Bridge Park
DUBLIN, Ohio — A motorcyclist was seriously injured during a crash in Dublin Sunday afternoon, police say. Officers with the Dublin Police Department were called on a report of a single motorcycle crash around 4:30 p.m. on Riverside Drive at state Route 161, located near Bridge Park. The motorcyclist...
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.
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...
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.
Union County Sheriff’s Office Asks Public To Report Any Information They May Have on Patricia ‘Patti’ Adkins’ 2001 Disappearance
The Union County Sheriff’s Office hopes to shed new light on the cold case of a missing woman. They recently announced that June 29, 2024 marked the 23rd anniversary of the disappearance of Patricia “Patti” Adkins. She was last seen on June 29, 2001 at Honda of...
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