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In The News 28 June 2024

Columbus murder suspect apprehended in Chillicothe

The Chillicothe Police Department announced that on Thursday, June 27 at approximately 2:49 p.m. in the 800 block of Adams Avenue, the Chillicothe Police Department assisted the Columbus Police Department and the U.S. Marshals Service to successfully locate and apprehend Caleb Johnson, 26, of Columbus.

Headlines 28 June 2024

Governor, first lady DeWine cut ribbon on new residential facility in Columbus serving Ohioans with mental health challenges

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and first lady Fran DeWine joined central Ohio mental health and community leaders at a ribbon-cutting ceremony this week to celebrate the opening of a new residential facility in Columbus known as Melissa’s House.

Headlines 27 June 2024

Biden-Harris Administration invests $105M in community-based organizations to improve maternal and infant health across the country

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), recently announced $105 million in funding to support more than 100 community-based organizations working to improve maternal and infant health.

Headlines 27 June 2024

Registered sex offender pleads guilty to exchanging child pornography on dark web

A registered sex offender admitted in federal court recently that he transported images and videos depicting child torture, child mutilation and child murder. The defendant obtained the material on the dark web and traded it for images and videos of sexual abuse of young children.

Headlines 25 June 2024

Federal climate funds to help Ohio cities slash emissions from wastewater operations

Biogas projects at wastewater plants serving Columbus and Cincinnati will offset roughly 50,000 metric tons of greenhouse gas annually, according to city officials.

Headlines 21 June 2024

Columbus men sentenced to prison for aiding & abetting armed robberies of mail carriers

Two Columbus men were sentenced in U.S. District Court recently for their roles in aiding the armed robberies of postal carriers.

Headlines 19 June 2024

Defendant sentenced to 10 years in prison for laundering drug proceeds to Mexico through Ohio cell phone store fronts

A man who laundered drug proceeds from Columbus cell phone store fronts to Nayarit, Mexico, was sentenced in U.S. District Court recently to 120 months in prison.

Headlines 4 June 2024

Columbus man sentenced for trafficking meth in Greenfield

A Columbus man indicted on a dozen counts in connection with a Highland County Task Force investigation was sentenced recently to an additional two years in prison, after being convicted on multiple charges in Ross County earlier this year.

Headlines 31 May 2024

Co-leader of large-scale narcotics & human trafficking ring in Columbus pleads guilty

A leader in a case with 23 defendants involved in narcotics and human trafficking conspiracies pleaded guilty in federal court recently to drug, gun, human trafficking and money laundering crimes.

Headlines 16 May 2024

2 Ohioans among 37 gang members and associates sentenced in large-scale racketeering and drug trafficking case

The 37th and final defendant was sentenced recently in a Northern District of Mississippi case that targeted the violent activities, drug trafficking and money laundering of the Simon City Royals prison gang.

In The News 9 May 2024

Longtime treasurer pleads guilty to stealing nearly $1M in campaign funds

A Columbus man who served as a campaign treasurer for more than 100 candidates since the 1980s pleaded guilty in federal court to wire fraud related to stealing nearly $1 million in campaign funds.

Headlines 9 May 2024

Columbus man faces 20 to 23 years in prison as part of narcotics guilty plea involving killing of another Columbus resident

A Columbus man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court recently to a drug crime and admitted to his role in the killing of a local man. The defendant is one of nearly two dozen individuals charged in a case involving a large-scale drug and human trafficking ring.

Headlines 2 May 2024

Defendant who admitted to filing thousands of COVID-relief applications sentenced to 6 years in prison

A Columbus man who estimated he filed more than 3,000 fraudulent COVID-relief applications was sentenced in U.S. District Court recently to 72 months in prison.

Headlines 19 April 2024

Grand jury indicts Columbus police officer with crimes related to turning off body worn camera during encounters with women while on duty

A federal grand jury has indicted a Columbus police officer, charging him with two counts of destroying or altering records related to a criminal investigation.

Headlines 17 April 2024

Toledo man sentenced to decade in prison for armed robbery in Columbus

Juarvez Reemos Juan Whitfield-Neeley, 25, of Toledo, was sentenced in U.S. District Court recently to 121 months (10 years and one month) in prison for armed robbery.

Headlines 13 April 2024

New age-progression image renews hope in search for missing Columbus man

The Ohio Attorney General’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation hopes to spark new leads in the 2006 disappearance of a central Ohio man with the release of a new image showing what he might look like today.