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Sylvia Sherman was the property manager of Colonial Village Apartments before the community was shut down by Columbus officials in late 2023 for unsafe conditions.

More than 10,000 letters have been sent to the judges asking them to change the rules. Since 2025, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have arrested 18 people inside the courthouse.

The Franklin County Prosecutor's office said in a statement that Whitehall Police are still investigating Gerald Dixon and will determine future action once that is complete.

"Operation Buckeye" ran from Dec. 16 - Dec. 21. Meanwhile, hundreds at the Ohio Statehouse on Thursday night protested the death of Renee Good, who was shot and killed by an ICE officer in Minneapolis on Wednesday.

Justin Salsburey, 43 and his wife Ruthann Salsburey, 38, of Bellefontaine, were arrested this week. Justin Salsburey worked for Ramaswamy's contracted security firm ARK Protection.

City officials stress that Columbus Police don't work with ICE and don't arrest people solely based on their citizenship status.

In a surprising development last week, Whitehall City Council swore Dixon in to a new term on city council mere hours after he was released from jail. Dixon had won re-election in November.

Whitehall Police Chief Mike Crispen described the journal entries in a letter to Mayor Michael Bivens. The evidence was seized when police arrested Dixon on Monday and executed a search warrant at his home.

Whitehall City Councilmember Gerald Dixon made a surprise appearance at the swearing in ceremony for new and re-elected councilmembers Tuesday evening.

Whitehall City Councilmember Gerald Dixon was arrested Monday evening and charged with soliciting prostitution from a minor and gross sexual imposition.