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Yahoo
23-05-2025
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Victim found dead on Columbus railroad tracks allegedly said if anything happened to him, ‘Felisa did it'
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A woman arrested in connection to a 2021 cold case homicide in which a man was found lying naked on west Columbus railroad tracks was in court Friday. According to court documents, Felisa Rogers, charged in the murder of 31-year-old Aaron Collymore, was issued a $500,000 bond in Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Friday morning. Rogers, 44, was assigned a public defender to represent her in the death of Collymore, who was found unresponsive when police were called to Sullivant Avenue on January 14, 2021. Man surrenders to police SWAT unit after woman shot in east Columbus Officers arrived near the South Yale Avenue intersection in Franklinton and found Collymore lying naked on railroad tracks with a wooden stake driven through his heart. Columbus police said that he was beaten prior to finding him. Watch previous coverage in the player above. The investigation tied Rogers and 25-year-old Aaron Brown to a 2013 Buick Enclave, Collymore's vehicle, which was driven to the area of the tracks before he was carried up an embankment and placed on the tracks. The suspects then reportedly stripped Collymore of his clothes and left the scene at about 9 a.m. He was found just over an hour later. Detectives collected evidence from the scene, video surveillance, and DNA, including blood samples from the rear passenger seat of the Buick. At Friday's hearing prosecuting attorneys said that the investigation showed Rogers in possession of the Buick, which was reportedly used to dump the body. Carpeting and other flooring from inside were allegedly cut out from the vehicle. Collymore had reportedly told his friends that if anything had happened to him, 'Felisa did it.' Rogers, who pleaded not guilty, is facing two counts of aggravated murder, two counts of murder, two counts of tampering with evidence and one charge of kidnapping. On May 13, Rogers was issued a $3 million bond on Tuesday in Franklin County Municipal Court. Brown was arrested the following day in Winston Salem, North Carolina. He is listed as a wanted fugitive and awaits extradition back to Franklin County. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Yahoo
Arrest made in 2021 Columbus homicide after man found naked on railroad tracks
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – One of two suspects was arrested this week in connection to a brutal 2021 murder in which a man was found impaled with a piece of wood and lying on railroad tracks in west Columbus. Columbus police arrested 44-year-old Felisa Rogers and charged her with aggravated murder in the death of 31-year-old Aaron Collymore. Collymore was found unresponsive when police were called to Sullivant Avenue, near the South Yale Avenue intersection in Franklinton. Man convicted in Delaware County murder, kidnapping, rape sentenced to over 40 years Officers found Collymore lying naked on railroad tracks with a piece of wood driven through his heart. Police determined that he was beaten prior to finding him, loaded into a 2013 Buick Enclave, driven to the area of the railroad tracks at Sullivant Ave., carried up an embankment, and placed on the tracks. The suspects then reportedly stripped Collymore of his clothes and left the scene at around 9 a.m. on January 14, 2021. He was found just over an hour later. Detectives collected evidence from the scene, video surveillance, and DNA, which linked Rogers and Aaron Brown as suspects in Collymore's death. Rogers was issued a $3 million bond on Tuesday in Franklin County Municipal Court. A warrant was issued for Brown, 25, who has yet to be arrested. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Yahoo
Second suspect arrested in cold case of body found naked on Columbus railroad tracks
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The second of two suspects wanted in connection to a brutal 2021 murder in which a man was found impaled while lying naked on railroad tracks has been arrested nearly 400 miles southeast of Columbus. According to Forsythe County District Court documents in North Carolina, Aaron Brown, listed as a wanted fugitive in the death of 31-year-old Aaron Collymore, was arrested in the 500 block of Broad Street in Winston Salem. Accused of child sex abuse, Ohio House member loses committee assignments Brown, 25, was arrested one day after 44-year-old Felisa Rogers was arrested and charged with aggravated murder. The two suspects are alleged to have killed Collymore, who was found unresponsive while lying naked on railroad tracks near Sullivant Avenue in Franklinton, west of Downtown Columbus. Police discovered a piece of wood driving through his heart, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. See an earlier report in the video player above. An investigation revealed that Collymore was beaten prior to finding him, loaded into a 2013 Buick Enclave, driven to the area of the railroad tracks at Sullivant Ave., carried up an embankment, and placed on the tracks. The suspects then reportedly stripped Collymore of his clothes and left the scene at around 9 a.m. on January 14, 2021. He was found just over an hour later. Columbus man arrested in connection to severe abuse of 2-year-old boy Detectives collected evidence from the scene, including video surveillance, and DNA, which linked Rogers and Brown as suspects. Rogers was issued a $3 million bond on Tuesday in Franklin County Municipal Court. Brown also faces aggravated murder charges, though an arraignment hearing remains pending until he is extradited from North Carolina back to Columbus. He is being held without bond and scheduled to next appear in a Forsythe County courtroom on May 29. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
