COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A prolific campaign treasurer for more than 100 Ohio political candidates, including many Republicans, has been federally charged with stealing almost $1 million in campaign funds. William Curlis, 76, was charged with wire fraud Thursday for allegedly stealing more than $995,000 from various candidates’ funds and a political action committee for […]
The Columbus Dispatch
A former Columbus police officer charged with murder in the fatal shooting of 47-year-old Andre Hill had two or three interactions with Hill in the minutes before the shooting occurred, his attorney said Friday.
Although Adam Coy fired the shots as Hill emerged from the darkened garage of a home, the officer had an initial interaction with Mr. Hill when Mr. Hill was in his car, and some things didn t make sense, defense attorney Mark Collins said.
Collins spoke with reporters after a Franklin County Common Pleas magistrate set bond at $3 million for Coy at his arraignment, where he entered a not-guilty plea.