Ohio's jails have long been de facto mental health hospitals. Now they look like them
Jails are overrun with people on drugs, struggling with mental illness and poor health. How are sheriffs handling the challenges?
Columbus man sentenced to at least 25 years for role in fatal shooting of 16-year-old, jail assault
Judge Karen Phipps sentenced Butler up to 30 and a half years in prison for two shootings and a jail assault. COLUMBUS, Ohio ...
Man charged after domestic situation in Groveport
Court records identified the man as 46-year-old Maurice Avant. Groveport police charged him with felony kidnapping and ...
1 critically injured in southwest Franklin County crash
The Franklin County Sheriff's Office was called on a report of a crash in the area of Grove City Road and Thornhill Court, ...
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Columbus man sentenced for trying to orchestrate killing from jail to avenge brother
A Columbus man who prosecutors say attempted to have a person he believed responsible for his brother's death killed — including threatening a witness on recorded calls from the Franklin County ...
Driver in critical condition after crash near Grove City
One person is in critical condition following a crash near Grove City, according to the Franklin County Sheriff's Office.
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Lori Streeter, Franklin County's interim sheriff: 'my strength here is my experience'
“Superintendent Lori Streeter is a widely respected leader who has dedicated her career to serving the people of Franklin County,” Healey said, adding that Streeter knows "the Sheriff’s ...
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4-year-old Ohio girl shot and killed in Blacklick home, sheriff's office says
A 4-year-old girl died early Tuesday after an unidentified person fired gunshots from the street into a Blacklick home where she was sleeping, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office said.