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Surveillance video shows Ohio worker narrowly escaping gunman at Amazon facility
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Video shows the moments an Amazon-contracted security guard escapes after a trainee attempts to shoot him from behind. The man later exchanged gunfire with police in Columbus. Surveillance video obtained through a public records request from West Jefferson police shows 22-year-old Ali Hamsa Yusuf pointing...
Elementary student shot by unknown man with pellet gun during recess at Columbus school
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Police are searching for a man who reportedly shot a Columbus City Schools student with a pellet gun outside the school building Thursday. A CCS spokesperson said the incident happened outside the John Burroughs Elementary School campus on Sullivant Avenue. During recess, a student was...
Westside community group says cameras captured clues before deadly Hilltop crash
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A west Columbus community group alerting neighborhoods about crime and violence says member cameras captured two vehicles on video moments before they were involved in a deadly accident in the Hilltop. It's a sad tragedy," said the founder of SecUrban Living, an organization that works...
14-year-old dead, another teen injured in fiery two-car crash in Columbus
Columbus police have released the identity of a teenage girl who died following a fiery two-car crash Tuesday afternoon in Columbus' South Central Hilltop that also injured another teen. Haleigh Abshire, 14, sustained life-threatening injuries in the crash and was transported in critical condition to OhioHealth Grant Medical Center, Downtown, where she died at 1 p.m., police said. ...
Former Westerville daycare worker gets prison sentence for taking child to bathroom alone
A former Westerville daycare worker was sentenced to two years in prison after a heated sentencing hearing Thursday in Franklin County Common Pleas Court. David Cantrell, 31, had previously entered a guilty plea to a felony count of endangering children. Cantrell was initially charged with two counts of gross sexual imposition.
Wrong-way driver arrested in Franklin County after K-9 finds crystal meth inside vehicle during traffic stop
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ohio — A Columbus man was arrested after deputies found 30 grams of crystal meth during a traffic stop in Franklin County on Tuesday. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office said deputies working the third shift spotted a wrong-way driver, identified as Eric Campfield, who left a Sheetz gas station on West Broad Street.
More charges in 'execution' killing of teen Brylan Butcher, found dead in Hilltop alley
A man who is already serving time in prison has been charged in what prosecutors said was the "execution" of a teenager found in between trash cans in a Hilltop alley in 2022. The indictment comes more than two years after the body of 14-year-old Brylan Butcher had been found in an alley behind the 300 block of South Terrace Avenue.
Woman indicted for OVI, aggravated vehicular homicide in 2023 crash that killed Meals on Wheels volunteer
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A Columbus woman was indicted on charges related to a crash that killed a woman who was volunteering for Meals on Wheels last year. Amanda Hitt was charged with aggravated vehicular homicide, operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol, drug or a combination of both and failure to stop after an accident.
Franklin County jury finds woman acted in self-defense in shooting outside Franklinton home
A Franklin County jury acquitted a 30-year-old woman after determining she shot another woman in self-defense. Ja'Lynn Davis, of Franklinton, was on trial for two counts of felonious assault in the Jan. 7, 2023 incident. Related coverage:Police identify man shot dead by law enforcement after opening fire in Amazon warehouse.
Ohio man sentenced to life without parole for 31 years in fatal March 2021 shooting spree
A man who killed someone he considered a brother and inspiration will spend at least 31 years in prison before being eligible for parole. A jury found Dwight Turner Jr., 35, of Columbus, guilty in April of murder, felonious assault and discharging a weapon over a public roadway. The jury in the case also acquitted him of separate counts of felonious assault and murder after deliberating for about five hours over two days.
Man indicted, accused of killing 14-year-old boy in Columbus in 2022
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A grand jury indicted a Mansfield man on charges of aggravated murder and murder in the death of a 14-year-old Chillicothe boy in 2022. Brylan Butcher, 14, was found dead on March 5, 2022, in an alley behind Eureka Avenue in the Hilltop neighborhood. His...
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