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Former Ohio Officer Accepts Plea in 2022 Shooting Death of Black Man
Ricky Anderson entered an Alford plea and avoided a murder charge, with sentencing still pending and a possible penalty of probation to three years, prosecutors said.
- On Wednesday, former Columbus police officer Ricky Anderson entered an Alford plea to reckless homicide, resolving one of two charges in the 2022 fatal shooting of 20-year-old Donovan Lewis.
- Anderson, then a K-9 officer, shot Lewis in his bedroom while serving warrants at the West Side apartment; bodycam footage revealed Lewis held a vape pen, not a weapon, during the encounter.
- By entering an Alford plea, Anderson admits sufficient evidence exists for conviction without admitting guilt. He faces up to three years in prison or probation, while a civil lawsuit from the Lewis estate remains pending.
- Lewis's mother, Rebecca Duran, called the plea partial justice; Columbus police Chief Elaine Bryant previously updated department policies to restrict misdemeanor warrant service between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m.
- The Justice Department agreed in 2021 to review Columbus Police Department practices following fatal police shootings of Black people, including the 2021 death of 16-year-old Ma'Khia Bryant.
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Former Columbus, Ohio, officer pleads guilty to reckless homicide in Black man’s 2022 death
A former Ohio police officer who fatally shot a Black man lying in bed pleaded guilty Wednesday to reckless homicide, the lesser of the two charges he faced in the shooting four years ago.
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Former Columbus Police Officer Ricky Anderson Pleads Guilty in Fatal Shooting of Unarmed Donovan Lewis and Avoids Murder Trial After Repeated Delays – Central Recorder Publishing
COLUMBUS, OH — A former Columbus police officer has pleaded guilty more than four years after fatally shooting an unarmed man inside an apartment bedroom. Ricky Anderson entered the plea Thursday to reckless homicide in the death of Donovan Lewis, a move that spared him from a potential murder trial. The plea agreement did not include a recommended prison sentence. Anderson now faces up to three years in prison and a $15,000 fine, with sentencin…
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