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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.

Columbus Division of Police Chief Elaine Bryant briefed reporters about a police shooting that happened on Wednesday where a suspect was killed by police after he shot at officers in the Linden area. Bryant said the man was 38-year-old Chantez Loury.

Former Franklin County sheriff's deputy Jason Meade once again faces charges of murder and reckless homicide for fatally shooting 23-year-old Casey Goodson Jr. in December 2020. Meade's first trial in 2024 ended in a mistrial.

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.

Blendon Township Police Officer Connor Grubb's defense team called former Akron Police Officer and use of force expert Kevin Davis to testify. Special prosecutors called their own use of force expert, Seth Stoughton, a University of South Carolina policing and public safety professor to testify at the trial.

Judge David Young, who is not related to Ta'Kiya Young, decided to dismiss four charges related to the death of Young's unborn child. Connor Grubb is still charged in Ta'Kiya Young's death.

The final three witnesses to testify in the first week of Blendon Township Police Officer Connor Grubb's murder trial included Grubb's partner that day, Sgt. Erik Moynihan and two expert witnesses.

Blendon Township Police Officer Connor Grubb has not spoken publicly since he shot and killed 21-year-old Ta'Kiya Young in Aug. 2023.

Defense lawyers for Blendon Township Police Officer Connor Grubb and special prosecutors gave their opening statements Wednesday. Grubb is charged with murder after he shot and killed a pregnant woman in August 2023.

By noon, the special prosecutors from Montgomery County and defense lawyers for Blendon Township Police officer Connor Grubb got through over a dozen potential jurors. They have to sort through about 90 in the jury pool before opening arguments begin.