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Former Columbus police officer sentenced to over 4 years for drug trafficking

Joel M. Mefford, 35, of London, Ohio, is the second former Columbus officer to be sentenced to prison for conspiring to steal and sell drugs.

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Ex-Columbus police officer to be sentenced for stealing 20 kilos of cocaine from evidence

Joel Mefford, 35, a former Columbus narcotics officer, will be sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Columbus. He faces up to life in prison.

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Former Columbus police officer sentenced to four years in prison for stealing cocaine

The U.S. Attorney's Office says Joel Mefford worked with John Castillo, another Columbus police officer, to steal and traffic cocaine in 2020.

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Ex-Columbus Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Selling Cocaine Worth $130K He Stole from Crime Scenes, Evidence Room

Joel Mefford, 35, was sentenced to 50 months in prison after pleading guilty to three counts of possession and the intent to distribute cocaine and one count of money laundering.

Yahoo News · 2d

Former Columbus officer sentenced after stealing, selling cocaine from crime scenes

A former Columbus police officer who pleaded guilty to charges of stealing and selling cocaine was sentenced in federal court Wednesday. Joel Mefford, 35, of London, pleaded guilty to four drug-related charges,

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Will Columbus police, Franklin sheriff start charging for officer body camera videos?

Here's what Central Ohio's largest police departments are saying about charging up $750 for police videos as allowed under a ...

Former CPD officer admits to turning off body camera during on-duty sexual encounters

A former Columbus police officer accused of turning off his body camera during two encounters with women has pleaded guilty.Nicholas Duty was indicted in April ...

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Columbus community gathers to mourn the loss of former police chief and mayor

Wetherington joined the Columbus Police Department in 1963 as a patrolman and rose through the ranks, eventually being ...

Former Columbus police officer who had sex with woman while on duty plans to plead guilty

Ex-Columbus police officer Nicholas Duty, 35, was indicted on charges of destroying or altering records as part of a criminal ...

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Man injured in shooting with Columbus police on New Year’s Eve

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A man was injured after a shooting with Columbus police in north Columbus on New Year’s Eve. Authorities responded to the scene in the 1200 block of Northridge Road at ...

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