Family sues after bystander killed during Meigs County police chase – Athens County Independent

Family sues after bystander killed during Meigs County police chase – Athens County Independent

“Gavel,” a 2008 sculpture by Andrew Scott that sits outside the Ohio Judicial Center. Photo by Dani Kington. MEIGS COUNTY, Ohio — A lawsuit in the Meigs County Court of Common Pleas filed Nov. 4, 2025, alleges the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office created a “death trap” that killed both a fleeing suspect and a bystander during a 2023 high-speed pursuit. The suit was brought by Rosanna “Renee” Carnahan and Stephen Carson, the mother and father of Zac…