Jordan Laird
Enquirer
Ohio, United States
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72-year-old Ohio man gave drugs to addict parents, made porn with their kids for decades
Federal prosecutors say Larry Porter bribed parents with drugs so he could sexually assault their children on camera, then buried evidence in his yard → Read More
Mistrial declared in murder trial of man who beat woman, left her in road
A murder trial in Franklin County Common Pleas Court ended Wednesday in a mistrial after prosecutors played a video in court without redacting it. → Read More
Iraqi man who lived in Columbus and plotted to assassinate George Bush pleads guilty
An Iraqi man who lived in Columbus admitted in court Wednesday he plotted to assassinate former President George W. Bush for starting the Iraq War. → Read More
Columbus man sentenced for role in theft ring that stole over 1,100 catalytic converters
Tommy Cox lead a theft ring that stole over 1,100 catalytic converters from Columbus area vehicles and sold them for more than $400,000. → Read More
Attorney: 'If you just change the color of the people,' case wouldn't have been indicted
Leeyonna Ward's attorney said she would not have been charged if she were white and the carjacker she shot was Black. → Read More
Franklin County court improving, expanding center for domestic violence victims
Franklin County Common Pleas Court hopes its safe, streamlined process encourages more domestic violence victims to seek protection orders. → Read More
Norfolk Southern cargo train derailed in Springfield, no injuries reported
A Norfolk Southern cargo train derailed in Springfield Saturday evening. No injuries have been reported. → Read More
Columbus man pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter, gets 25-year sentence
Ricky D. Jobe's defense attorney said the former University of Akron football player went down a bad path after surgery led to painkiller addiction. → Read More
Columbus man who exchanged gunfire with Franklin Township police pleads guilty
A Columbus man who exchanged gunfire with Franklin Township police in 2021 pleaded guilty to three charges Tuesday. → Read More
Wrong-way drunk driver who caused I-71 crash that killed 3, injured 2 others, pleads guilty
A Near East Side man admitted that while driving the wrong way on Interstate 71 in 2018, he caused a crash that killed three people, injured another. → Read More
Last of Columbus-area defendants sentenced for laundering nearly $12 million in romance scam
Seven Columbus-area defendants have been sentenced for laundering nearly $12 million from an online romance scam perpetrated by scammers in Ghana. → Read More
Woman gets life sentence for killing, robbing elderly couple in Prairie Township
The children of an elderly Prairie Township couple asked a judge to sentence the couple's killer so she wouldn't get out for the maximum 37 years. → Read More
Judge denies change of venue for murder trial of former Franklin County deputy Jason Meade
Former Franklin County SWAT deputy Michael Jason Meade appeared Thursday in Franklin County Common Pleas Court for a hearing on pre-trial motions. → Read More
Donovan Lewis' family filing lawsuit against Columbus officer Ricky Anderson, attorney says
More than five months after a Columbus police officer fatally shot Donovan Lewis, his family is expected to file a lawsuit against the officer. → Read More
Franklin County courthouse Valentine's Day 'wedding palooza' a cheaper option for couples
Franklin County Municipal Courthouse broke its record on Valentine's Day for most weddings in one day. → Read More
Accused Colombian drug kingpin brought to Columbus to face charge for cocaine trafficking
An accused Colombian drug kingpin appeared in federal court in Columbus Friday to face a charge related to trafficking cocaine internationally. → Read More
Columbus man gets life sentence for fatally shooting his father in 2021
A Columbus man is facing a life sentence after pleading guilty to murder in the 2021 shooting death of his father. → Read More
Jury finds two former Ohio State football players not guilty of rape
A Franklin County jury has returned a not guilty verdict in a rape trial against two former Ohio State University players. → Read More
Former Ohio State players testify at rape trial that team told them to record sex consent
Former OSU football players Amir I. Riep and Jahsen L. Wint, both 24, are each charged with two counts of rape and one count of kidnapping. → Read More
Columbus man strikes plea deal, avoids trial on a murder charge for 2018 shooting
A Columbus man was sentenced to 18 years behind bars after striking a plea deal with Franklin County prosecutors to avoid a murder trial. → Read More