Casey Goodson Jr. (2020)
Overview
On December 4, 2020, Franklin County Ohio Sheriff's Office Deputy Jason Meade was working with the U.S. Marshals to locate a violent offender. Goodson was not the subject of the search.[1] Through his lawyer, Meade claimed to have seen Goodson point a handgun at another driver.[2]
Meade followed Goodson to a house, ordered him to drop the weapon, and claimed that Goodson turned and pointed a gun at him.[3] Meade shot Goodson, who was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.[4]
Meade was placed on leave after shooting.[3]
On December 7, 2020, the Mayor of Columbus announced that the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigations (BCI) had taken over the investigation.[5]
On December 7, 2020, the BCI announced that they had refused to investigate the case, as "so much time has passed".[6]
On December 8, 2020, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced that it and the Department of Justice and the FBI would review the case.[7]
On July 2, 2021, Meade left the sheriff's office on disability retirement.[8]
On December 2, 2021, Meade was indicted on two counts of murder and one count of reckless homicide.[3]
On December 2, 2021, Goodson's family filed a lawsuit, alleging Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment violations including excessive force, wrongful death, and that the county could have prevented the shooting at many stages of Meade's employment.[9]
Video
There is no body-worn camera footage as Franklin County Sheriff's task force officers are not issued body cameras.[3]
Officers Involved
Official Reports
Additional Sources
References
- ↑ Falycia Campbell, Columbus police release statement on initial findings following officer-involved shooting, ABC 6, 2020-12-06
- ↑ John Futty, Former deputy Jason Meade indicted on murder charges in death of Casey Goodson Jr., Columbus Dispatch, 2-21=12=-2
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Sarah Wynn, Former Franklin County Sheriff's deputy charged with murder of Casey Goodson Jr., ABC 6, 2021-12-02
- ↑ Former Franklin County Sheriff's deputy charged with murder for fatal shooting of Casey Goodson Jr., WBNS 10, 2021-12-02
- ↑ Tweet by Mayor Ginther, twitter.com, 2020-12-07
- ↑ BCI declines to investigate case of man fatally shot by Franklin County deputy, WBNS 10, 2020-12-04
- ↑ Federal authorities to review shooting of Casey Goodson, U.S. Attorney's Office, 2020-12-08
- ↑ Jarrod Clay, Franklin County deputy who shot, killed Casey Goodson Jr. to retire on July 2, ABC 6, 2021-06-04
- ↑ Estate of Casey Goodson, Jr. vs Franklin County, U.S. District Court, 2021-12-02
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