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Coy was arrested and indicted by a grand jury Wednesday on two counts of dereliction of duty, which are second-degree misdemeanors, and one count each of felonious assault and murder. If convicted, the charges carry a maximum sentence of life in prison.
With Coy appearing virtually via video feed, a Franklin County Court of Common Pleas judge accepted Coy s not-guilty plea and barred him from contacting witnesses or other police officers. She also added a $20,000 recognizance bond.
At Friday s arraignment, lawyers for the Ohio Attorney General asked for a high bond, even as Coy s lawyers argued he was neither a flight risk nor a threat to public safety, since the incident was an on-duty use of force. The judge sided with the state on that matter.
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Fired Columbus Police officer Adam Coy has pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges in the December killing of Andre Hill. His bond was set at $3 million.
Coy was arrested and indicted by a grand jury Wednesday on two counts of dereliction of duty, which are second-degree misdemeanors, and one count each of felonious assault and murder. If convicted, the charges carry a maximum sentence of life in prison.
With Coy appearing virtually via video feed, a Franklin County Court of Common Pleas judge accepted Coy s not-guilty plea and barred him from contacting witnesses or other police officers. She also added a $20,000 recognizance bond.
Fired Columbus Police officer Adam Coy has been indicted by a grand jury for the murder of Andre Hill, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced Wednesday.
A former Columbus police officer with a troubled past in the Police Division now faces a murder charge in the shooting death of a Black man.
Adam Coy shot and killed 47-year-old Andre Hill within seconds of responding to the scene of a non-emergency disturbance call Dec. 22 on the Northwest Side. He was fired later that month, a decision that is now being contested.
On Wednesday evening, his arrest and indictment was announced by Attorney General Dave Yost. In addition to the murder charge, Coy faces a count of felonious assault and two counts of dereliction of duty one for failing to turn on his body camera when he responded to the scene, and another for failing to inform his fellow officer that he felt Hill presented a danger.
C entral Ohio faith leaders and activists calling for the Division of Police's Tom Quinlan be fired delivered a letter with 300 signatures Monday to Mayor