Franklin County Court of Common Pleas

Pammy Maye killed Darnell Taylor in 2024 by suffocating him with a plastic bag. She faced multiple charges including aggravated murder and abuse of a corpse.

The jury will decide whether Pammy Maye was mentally ill when she killed her foster child, 5-year-old Darnell Taylor, in Feb. 2024.

Ricky Anderson pleaded guilty to reckless homicide in the 2022 shooting death of 20-year-old Donovan Lewis in September using a special plea called an Alford plea.

Former Franklin County Sheriff's Deputy Jason Meade was found guilty of reckless homicide in May, but a jury deadlocked on a murder charge.

Meade's attorneys filed a motion to reinstate bond for the former Franklin County Sheriff's Office deputy.

The jury began deliberating Wednesday afternoon in the second murder trial for former Franklin County Sheriff's Deputy Jason Meade. Meade is accused of killing 23-year-old Casey Goodson Jr. in 2020.

Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Judge David Young pushed back the trial again, scheduling a status conference for Feb. 9. Meade's first trial ended after Young declared a mistrial when jurors couldn't come to an unanimous decision.

Rebecca Auborn, 35, of Columbus, offered to meet men for sex in northeast Columbus, then gave them drugs in order to steal their possessions.

Blendon Twp. Police Officer was charged with murder, felonious assault and involuntary manslaughter. The jury weighed whether he was justified for killing Ta’Kiya Young after she shoplifted from a local Kroger and attempted to drive away.

A jury is now deliberating in the murder trial of Blendon Township Police Officer Connor Grubb, who fatally shot 21-year-old Ta'Kiya Young in 2023.