Former Columbus police officer Adam Coy to be sentenced for murder in death of Andre Hill
Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge Stephen McIntosh, on July 28, will sentence Coy, 48, to life in prison without the possibility of parole for 15 years, the only sentence allowed under Ohio law for the murder charge.
A jury convicted Coy in November of murder, felonious assault and reckless homicide in the Dec. 22, 2020, shooting of 47-year-old Andre Hill.
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Members of Hill's family will have the opportunity to speak to the judge before McIntosh hands down the sentence.
Coy shot Hill several times around 1:50 a.m. after responding to a nonemergency call about a vehicle turning on and off repeatedly on Oberlin Drive, on the city's Northwest Side. An investigation determined Hill was not armed.
Coy's attorneys, Mark Collins and Kaitlyn Stephens, argued to the jury that Coy believed a silver key ring in Hill's right hand was a revolver and that Coy was in fear for his life.
McIntosh had initially scheduled Coy for sentencing in November. His attorneys had filed a request to have the jury's verdict set aside because the prosecution team failed to disclose a conversation with a potential expert witness.
McIntosh held several hearings about the request but ultimately ruled in favor of the prosecution, allowing Coy's sentencing to move forward.
Coy has been held in the Franklin County jail since the jury's verdict was announced. His attorneys have said Coy plans to appeal his conviction. He is continuing to undergo cancer treatment, which has delayed his trial several times between 2022 and 2023.
The city of Columbus settled a lawsuit with Hill's family for $10 million, the largest settlement in the city's history.
Reporter Bethany Bruner can be reached at bbruner@gannett.com or on Bluesky at @bethanybruner.dispatch.com.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Former Columbus police officer to be sentenced for murder of Andre Hill
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