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VIDEO: Teens charged, baby safe after Grove City police pursuit
GROVE CITY, Ohio (WCMH) — Two teenagers are facing charges following an incident in which they allegedly fled from police, all while having a one-year-old child in the car. The incident, which happened Friday, in Grove City, saw officers attempt to pull over a car because the two teens inside it, a 17-year-old girl and a 14-year-old girl, were suspected of shoplifting, according to Grove City Police Lt. Jason Stern. Central Ohio students learn about civil engagement According to police, the driver did not stop for the officer. Stern said the teen went on to hit seven other cars in the area of Stringtown Road and Buckeye Parkway. 'What may have started as a theft traffic stop or suspected shoplifting stop changed immediately to, OK, now we've got a real violent encounter, we've got someone who's rammed civilians, that's significant violence,' Stern said. After a few minutes, an officer successfully used stop sticks on the car around State Route 665 and Borror Road. Stern said that at that point, the driver and passenger ran away on foot. A Columbus Division of Police helicopter and K9 unit were used to look for them. The 14-year-old passenger gave herself up, according to police, but the driver kept running into the woods and hiding. 'For the last at least five years, you can track all over central Ohio — and Franklin County in particular — you can track an escalation of juvenile violence, where what used to be just shoplifting is now ramming vehicles and fleeing,' Stern said. Stern said the 17-year-old was found in a creek with her one-year-old baby. He said that was the first time officers realized a baby had been with the driver — the child's mother — for the whole situation. 'It's heartbreaking for anybody that's got a conscience,' Stern said. 'Imagine the emotions, you're up here dealing with that level of violence and that type of response and then you're switching gear to care for a child that just about drowned, there's a lot going on there and it just breaks everybody's heart because that child didn't pick this.' Police said no one, including the baby, was hurt in the incident. The baby is now in the care of other relatives, according to Franklin County Children Services. The 17-year-old mother is charged with obstructing official business, failure to comply with order or signal of a police officer, endangering children, and several traffic offenses including hit-skip. The 14-year-old passenger was charged with obstructing official business. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Solve the daily Crossword
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Ex-Columbus police officer who killed Andre Hill receives prison sentence
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A former Columbus police officer received his prison sentence nearly five years since he shot and killed an unarmed man. Adam Coy, 48, was sentenced Monday to 15 years to life in prison in Franklin County Common Pleas Court. He will be eligible for parole after serving 15 years for murder, reckless homicide, and felonious assault in the death of Andre Hill, 47. Attorneys for Coy said in the courtroom on Monday that he will appeal the verdict on the grounds that he was acting within his training as a police officer who perceived a threat. Judge Stephen McIntosh also ordered that Coy register as a violent offender. Flooding threatens dog boarder in Fairfield County 'I reacted the same way I had in hundreds of training scenarios,' Coy said at the hearing. 'I drew and fired my weapon to stop a threat to protect myself and my partner. … It weighs on me heavily that a family lost a loved one. My heart goes out to them.' Family members of Hill also spoke. 'He was the heart and soul of our family,' said Hill's sister, Shawna Barnett. 'He was thoughtful, loving, funny and full of life. He was a son, father, brother, a man deeply loved by all who truly knew him. He was the kind of person who made people feel seen and safe.' Coy will receive credit for 247 days already served. Coy was convicted in November after a two-week trial and about 12 hours of deliberation. The trial had been postponed multiple times, including in April 2023 after Coy was diagnosed with classical Hodgkin lymphoma. The trial was originally scheduled for March 2022. Hill was killed on Dec. 22, 2020, at about 1:50 a.m., when Coy shot him four times while responding to a nonemergency suspicious vehicle call. Coy fired at Hill after he began exiting a garage at Coy's request, with a lit phone screen held up in his left hand and his right hand at his side, not clearly visible due to a parked car. Coy testified he believed Hill had a silver revolver in his right hand, which ended up being a set of keys. 'In those trainings, I was taught to respond to a threat without hesitation because action beats reaction. On the night in question, I did just that,' Coy said Monday. 'I feel my actions were justified within the reasonable officer condition, the standard as set forth by case law. I disagree with the jury's decision because I believe they did not understand the response of police officers trained to perform.' Coy did not activate his body camera until after the shooting, which preserved only the previous 60 seconds of video with no audio. From there, video and audio continued, and Coy can be seen not offering immediate medical aid to Hill, who later died at a hospital. Fraternal Order of Police Capital City Lodge 9 President Brian Steel called the court's ruling 'deeply flawed' and supports Coy's appeal. 'Today's sentencing of Adam Coy marks yet another painful chapter in the tragedy of Andre Hill's death — a tragedy that has reverberated through families across our entire community,' Steel said in a statement. 'While this incident was a heart-rending mistake, it wasn't murder. The Fraternal Order of Police continues to stand with Adam.' Steel said the appeal matters not just to him, but to every officer who 'acts in good faith under department training and protocols.' Franklin County Prosecutor Shayla Favor held a press conference following the sentencing. She called this a big day for the county and rebuilding trust in law enforcement. 'When that power is greatly misused, accountability is not an option. It is essential,' Favor said. In February, Coy filed a motion for a new trial. Arguments were heard in April, but McIntosh denied the motion on June 30. Coy's attorneys expect the appeals process to take between six months to a year. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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Ex-officer who mistook a Black man's keys and phone for a gun gets 15 years to life for murder
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A former Ohio police officer convicted of murder in the shooting of Andre Hill, a Black man who was holding a cellphone and keys when he was killed, was given a mandatory sentence Monday of 15 years to life. Former Columbus officer Adam Coy shot Hill four times in a garage in December 2020, as the country reckoned with a series of police killings of Black men, women and children. He told jurors that he feared for his life because he thought Hill was holding a silver revolver. Coy, who is being treated for Hodgkin lymphoma, told the court Monday he plans to appeal the verdict. 'I feel my actions were justified,' Coy said. 'I reacted the same way I had in hundreds of training scenarios. I drew and fired my weapon to stop a threat, protect myself and my partner." Prosecutors said Hill followed police commands and was never a threat to Coy. In victim impact statements Monday, Hill's sisters and ex-wife described the 47-year-old as a gentle man who had never known a stranger. His grandchildren called him 'Big Daddy." Police body camera footage showed Hill coming out of the garage of a friend's house holding up a cellphone in his left hand, his right hand not visible, seconds before he was fatally shot. Almost 10 minutes passed before officers at the scene rendered aid. Coy, who was fired afterward, had a lengthy history of citizen complaints, although most were declared unfounded. Weeks later, the mayor forced out the police chief after a series of fatal police shootings of Black people. Columbus later reached a $10 million settlement with Hill's family, and the city passed a law requiring police to give immediate medical attention to injured suspects.
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Former Columbus police officer Adam Coy to be sentenced for murder in death of Andre Hill
Nearly nine months after becoming the first Columbus police officer convicted of murder in an on-duty shooting, a judge will sentence Adam Coy. 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. Related Adam Coy article: Ex-Columbus police officer Adam Coy guilty of murder in death of Andre Hill 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@ or on Bluesky at @ This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Former Columbus police officer to be sentenced for murder of Andre Hill
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Man found dead in Olentangy River near downtown Columbus had gunshot wound
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — One man is dead after being found in the Olentangy River by rescue teams near downtown Columbus Monday morning. Two dead in far north Columbus crash where car caught fire Police said they were called at about 8 a.m. after a report of a male body floating in the Olentangy River near the Arena District. After recovering the body from the water, it was discovered the man had a gunshot wound. Columbus police Sgt. Joe Albert said investigators will work to determine if the death is a homicide. 'We see the body in the river, our dive team comes in, at that point, that body is evidence,' Albert said. 'So our dive team's trying to recover evidence in the water. Our dive team will come in, they will not move the body until the coroner's office is on scene, just in case something like this occurs. When we remove the body, there are signs of possibly foul play.' Albert said there are no suspects at this time. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
