A Columbus woman pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court this month to two counts of kidnapping a minor.

The lead defendant charged in a narcotics and money laundering conspiracies case was sentenced in U.S. District Court this month. Seven defendants are responsible for conspiring to traffic thousands of oxycodone pills and more than three kilograms of methamphetamine into Ohio from Florida and California, and for conspiring to launder more than $2.5 million in drug proceeds.

An Iraqi citizen living in Columbus was sentenced in federal court here recently to 178 months (14 years and 10 months) in prison for attempting to provide material support to a terrorist organization as part of a plot to murder former United States President George W. Bush.

A Columbus man pleaded guilty in federal court here Tuesday to fraud crimes related to stealing identities to get more than $100,000 in fraudulent lines of credit.

An Ohio man pleaded guilty this month to a misdemeanor charge under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, which prohibits a person from intentionally interfering with or intimidating any person because that person is providing reproductive health services. Mohamed Waes, 33, of Columbus, also pleaded guilty to felony charges of communicating interstate threats and conspiracy to commit money laundering.

An Indian national pleaded guilty recently to selling controlled substances on dark web marketplaces and agreed to forfeit $150 million.

Two Columbus police officers have been arrested on federal charges alleging they stole multiple kilograms of cocaine and provided it to others to sell.

Two Columbus men allegedly involved in the murder of a husband and wife in a Columbus Internet café were sentenced in U.S. District Court recently to decades in prison.

Pickaway County Sheriff Matthew O. Hafey announced this week that on Jan. 20 at 11:29 a.m., the Pickaway County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received a call from two men who were duck hunting, who reported they believed they just located a dead body. 

Heart disease is the No. 1 cause of death for men and women in the United States. Eating a healthy diet and exercising help keep the heart healthy along with regular checkups with a doctor. While doctors routinely check blood pressure, glucose levels and HDL (“good” cholesterol) and LDL (“bad” cholesterol) levels, there are three heart screenings that many people are not familiar with and can help prevent serious cardiac events even if there aren’t any symptoms. 

A former Ohio high school teacher was sentenced in U.S. District Court last week to 240 months in prison for crimes related to secretly recording explicit videos of his students at school and possessing child sexual abuse material.

A Columbus man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court recently to crimes related to sexually exploiting and sextorting more than 25 known victims in at least three states.

A Columbus woman was sentenced to community control recently after pleading guilty to a motor vehicle theft charge in Highland County Common Pleas Court.

An Ohio man has been arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges, including for assaulting law enforcement during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.

Ohio courts are working as part of a statewide mission to prevent active and retired military members from entering and getting deeper into the criminal justice system.