CRIME & SAFETY
Licking County man admits to paying for monkey torture videos
A Licking County man admitted in federal court in Columbus to creating and distributing videos showing the abuse of monkeys. Ronald Bedra, 42, of Etna, pleaded guilty in April in U.S. District Court to charges of conspiracy to create and distribute animal crush videos and distribution of animal crush videos. The case was unsealed Monday.
Police identify man shot dead by law enforcement after opening fire in Amazon warehouse
West Jefferson police have identified a man killed by police Sunday after he fired a gun just inside the entrance of an Amazon warehouse facility in the Madison County city, leading to an evacuation and emergency response before he fled. Ali Hamsa Yusuf, 22, was fatally shot by law enforcement after the man shot a Columbus police officer during a confrontation at Georgesville and Clime North roads on Columbus' West Side, West Jefferson police and the Franklin...
Surveillance video shows exchange of gunfire between officers, man armed with rifle in east Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Surveillance video from a home in east Columbus shows the moments leading up to a suspect being fatally shot by police after he opened fire on two officers Saturday evening. According to the Columbus Division of Police, the suspect, who has not yet been identified, fatally...
Two dead in domestic violence incident that turns into 'gun battle' with Columbus police
Two people are dead after a domestic violence incident reportedly turned into a gun battle with Columbus police Saturday on the city's East Side, according to police. Columbus police responded at 7:08 p.m. to a report of shots fired on the 4700 block of McAllister Avenue just off Shady Lane Road, one block south of East Main Street, police said. ...
'I could never forgive you': Mother of man killed in sucker-punch attack scolds killer at his sentencing
A former bar security guard was sentenced on Friday to life in prison for a sucker-punch attack that killed a 37-year-old father eating at a food stand outside a bar in Ohio. The post ‘I could never forgive you’: Mother of man killed in sucker-punch attack scolds killer at his sentencing first appeared on Law & Crime.
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