Former Ohio Deputy Found Guilty of Reckless Homicide in Shooting of Casey Goodson Jr.
Prosecutors say Meade shot Goodson five times in the back, while the defense argues he acted in self-defense and feared a gun.
- A jury began deliberating Wednesday in the murder retrial of former Franklin County Deputy Jason Meade, charged in the 2020 fatal shooting of 23-year-old Casey Goodson, following closing arguments in a case that previously ended in mistrial in 2024.
- Meade faces murder and reckless homicide charges for shooting Goodson five times in the back in December 2020, after following him from the intersection of Karl and Ferris roads to his grandmother's home.
- Prosecutors and defense attorneys presented sharply different interpretations of more than 200 pieces of evidence during closing arguments, with defense attorney Mark Collins arguing Meade acted in accordance with his training and self-defense protocols.
- Deliberations resume at 9 a.m. Thursday as the jury weighs whether Goodson turned and pointed a weapon at Meade, while Goodson's family in 2024 reached a $7 million civil settlement against the county.
- This retrial tests the legal standard for police use of force more than five years after Goodson's death, determining whether Meade's actions constitute murder or justified self-defense after the 2024 hung jury failed to reach a verdict.
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Ex-deputy found guilty of reckless homicide in shooting of Black man entering grandmother's home
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Ex-deputy found guilty of reckless homicide in shooting of Black man entering grandmother’s home in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A former sheriff’s deputy was found guilty of reckless homicide at trial Thursday for shooting a Black man who was bringing sandwiches to his grandmother’s house. Read more...
Former sheriff's deputy Jason Meade convicted of reckless homicide in shooting of Casey Goodson
In this July 31, 2021, file photo, a Black Lives Matter activist holds a picture of Casey Goodson Jr. during a march and rally, in Columbus, Ohio. (Sopa Images via LightRocket via Getty Images, FILE) (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — A jury in Columbus, Ohio, reached a partial verdict on Thursday in the retrial of a former Ohio deputy Jason Meade, who was charged in the 2020 shooting death of 23-year-old Casey Goodson, Jr. The jury found Meade guilty of reckle…
A former Ohio deputy has been found guilty of reckless homicide in the shooting of Casey Goodson Jr.
A former sheriff’s deputy was found guilty of reckless homicide on Thursday for shooting a Black man who was bringing sandwiches to his grandmother’s house. The killing of Casey Goodson Jr. by Jason Meade in December 2020 had provoked outrage in Ohio.
Former Ohio deputy Jason Meade guilty of reckless homicide in 2020 fatal shooting
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A jury has found former Franklin County sheriff’s deputy Jason Meade guilty of reckless homicide in relation to the 2020 fatal shooting of Casey Goodson Jr. Meade, 47, was convicted of reckless homicide on Thursday in connection with the death of Goodson, 23. A mistrial was declared on the murder charge, [...]
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