After Adam Coy verdict, here's where cases against other central Ohio police officers stand
Posted on 11/05/2024
A jury convicted former Columbus police officer Adam Coy of murder and other charges Monday in the Dec. 22, 2020, shooting death of 47-year-old Andre Hill.
Coy was the first law enforcement officer in Franklin County convicted for a shooting that occurred on duty. He faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole for 15 years at his Nov. 25 sentencing
Three other law enforcement officers in Franklin County currently face criminal charges for on-duty shootings. Here's where those cases stand:
Former Franklin County Sheriff's deputy Jason Meade
Former Franklin County Sheriff's SWAT deputy Jason Meade is charged with murder and reckless homicide in the Dec. 4, 2020, shooting of 23-year-old Casey Goodson Jr.
Meade, 46, was assigned to a U.S. Marshal's task force that had just completed an unsuccessful search for a suspect in an unrelated manner when he testified he saw Goodson waving a handgun in the front seat of his car and followed him.
Meade testified that Goodson, who was entering his grandmother's home through a side entrance carrying Subway sandwiches, did not follow verbal commands from Meade to stop and drop his gun. According to evidence at trial, Goodson was listening to music with his earbuds.
Officers recovered a firearm at the scene.
A Franklin County jury heard Meade's case in February, but could not reach a unanimous decision.
Meade had been scheduled for a second trial in October, but the case was moved after Coy's trial went forward.
Following the first trial, special prosecutors Tim Merkle and Gary Shroyer, as well as Assistant Montgomery County Prosecutor Josh Shaw, dismissed one of two murder counts against Meade.
Meade is currently scheduled to go back to trial in February 2025. A motion hearing is scheduled for December.
Blendon Township officer Connor Grubb
Officer Connor Grubb, 30, is charged with murder, felonious assault and involuntary manslaughter in the Aug. 24, 2023, shooting death of 21-year-old Ta'Kiya Young, who was six months pregnant at the time with a baby girl. He also faces charges in the death of Young's unborn daughter.
A Kroger employee flagged down Grubb and anotherBlendon Township officer, alleging that Young shoplifted several bottles of alcohol from the store. The officers approached Young's car, one instructing Young to wind down her window and turn off her car while Grubb stood in front of Young's car. As Young ignored the other officer and put the vehicle in drive, Grubb fired a single shot through the window as her car moved forward into him, body camera footage showed.
The bullet struck Young in the chest and she died from her injuries. Grubb did not know she was pregnant until after he and the other officer pulled her out of her car, which had continued to move forward after she was shot before coming to a stop against on the sidewalk against the Kroger store exterior.
Grubb's case is currently scheduled for trial in July 2025. A hearing on motions in the case will happen in December. Grubb remains employed by Blendon Township and is on paid administrative leave.
Former Columbus police officer Ricky Anderson
Ricky Anderson, 62, is charged with murder and reckless homicide in the Aug. 30, 2022, shooting death of Donovan Lewis.
Anderson and other police officers went to the Sullivant Avenue apartment of 20-year-old Lewis to attempt to arrest him on several outstanding warrants, including domestic violence involving the mother of his baby.
After an extended period of time gaining access to the apartment and removing two other men who were at the apartment, Anderson, holding a K-9 dog with one hand, and a sergeant approached the door of the bedroom where Lewis was inside.
Body camera video from the incident shows Anderson pushing open the door and within one second firing a single shot around the door that struck Lewis in the abdomen. He later died from his injuries.
Anderson contends through his attorneys that he thought Lewis had a gun in one of his hands. It turned out to be vape pipe found on the bed with the bleeding Lewis. The sergeant, who had a light on Lewis when the door was opened did not fire as Lewis raised his hands.
Anderson's case is currently scheduled for trial in May 2025.
Coy was the first law enforcement officer in Franklin County convicted for a shooting that occurred on duty. He faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole for 15 years at his Nov. 25 sentencing
Three other law enforcement officers in Franklin County currently face criminal charges for on-duty shootings. Here's where those cases stand:
Former Franklin County Sheriff's deputy Jason Meade
Former Franklin County Sheriff's SWAT deputy Jason Meade is charged with murder and reckless homicide in the Dec. 4, 2020, shooting of 23-year-old Casey Goodson Jr.
Meade, 46, was assigned to a U.S. Marshal's task force that had just completed an unsuccessful search for a suspect in an unrelated manner when he testified he saw Goodson waving a handgun in the front seat of his car and followed him.
Meade testified that Goodson, who was entering his grandmother's home through a side entrance carrying Subway sandwiches, did not follow verbal commands from Meade to stop and drop his gun. According to evidence at trial, Goodson was listening to music with his earbuds.
Officers recovered a firearm at the scene.
A Franklin County jury heard Meade's case in February, but could not reach a unanimous decision.
Meade had been scheduled for a second trial in October, but the case was moved after Coy's trial went forward.
Following the first trial, special prosecutors Tim Merkle and Gary Shroyer, as well as Assistant Montgomery County Prosecutor Josh Shaw, dismissed one of two murder counts against Meade.
Meade is currently scheduled to go back to trial in February 2025. A motion hearing is scheduled for December.
Blendon Township officer Connor Grubb
Officer Connor Grubb, 30, is charged with murder, felonious assault and involuntary manslaughter in the Aug. 24, 2023, shooting death of 21-year-old Ta'Kiya Young, who was six months pregnant at the time with a baby girl. He also faces charges in the death of Young's unborn daughter.
A Kroger employee flagged down Grubb and anotherBlendon Township officer, alleging that Young shoplifted several bottles of alcohol from the store. The officers approached Young's car, one instructing Young to wind down her window and turn off her car while Grubb stood in front of Young's car. As Young ignored the other officer and put the vehicle in drive, Grubb fired a single shot through the window as her car moved forward into him, body camera footage showed.
The bullet struck Young in the chest and she died from her injuries. Grubb did not know she was pregnant until after he and the other officer pulled her out of her car, which had continued to move forward after she was shot before coming to a stop against on the sidewalk against the Kroger store exterior.
Grubb's case is currently scheduled for trial in July 2025. A hearing on motions in the case will happen in December. Grubb remains employed by Blendon Township and is on paid administrative leave.
Former Columbus police officer Ricky Anderson
Ricky Anderson, 62, is charged with murder and reckless homicide in the Aug. 30, 2022, shooting death of Donovan Lewis.
Anderson and other police officers went to the Sullivant Avenue apartment of 20-year-old Lewis to attempt to arrest him on several outstanding warrants, including domestic violence involving the mother of his baby.
After an extended period of time gaining access to the apartment and removing two other men who were at the apartment, Anderson, holding a K-9 dog with one hand, and a sergeant approached the door of the bedroom where Lewis was inside.
Body camera video from the incident shows Anderson pushing open the door and within one second firing a single shot around the door that struck Lewis in the abdomen. He later died from his injuries.
Anderson contends through his attorneys that he thought Lewis had a gun in one of his hands. It turned out to be vape pipe found on the bed with the bleeding Lewis. The sergeant, who had a light on Lewis when the door was opened did not fire as Lewis raised his hands.
Anderson's case is currently scheduled for trial in May 2025.
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