Prosecutors Seek Dismissal of One Murder Count Against Former Ohio Deputy Ahead of Retrial
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Prosecutors in Ohio have submitted a request to a judge to dismiss one of the two murder charges against a former sheriff’s deputy who is gearing up for a retrial in the shooting death of a 23-year-old Black man. Jason Meade, the former deputy, is facing charges for causing the death of Casey Goodson Jr., who was fatally shot multiple times as he attempted to enter his grandmother’s home in December 2020. …