Deputy who killed Black man at grandma's home convicted of homicide

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. The killing of Casey Goodson Jr. by Jason Meade in December 2020 had provoked outrage in Ohio. Trial jurors said they couldn't agree on the more serious charge of murder, prompting the judge to declare a mistrial on that count. Meade, who is White, said his shooting of Goodson — five times in the back and once in the side — was justified because he saw the 23-year-old holding a gun and turning toward him in the doorway of the house in Columbus. But no one else testified they saw Goodson holding the gun he was licensed to carry, and no cameras recorded the shooting. This was Meade's second murder trial after the first one ended in a mistrial two years ago. He is now the second White law enforcement officer to be convicted in the killing of a Black man in the state since the 2020 killing of George Floyd in Minnesota sparked national protests. Tamala Payne, Goodson's mother , said the guilty verdict gives her family closure and peace. She previously told CBS News that she believed her son had been "murdered in cold blood." Tamala Payne covers her ears during opening statements in the retrial of former Franklin County Deputy Jason Meade on Thursday, April 23, 2026. Doral Chenoweth / AP "I'm happy, I'm sad and I'm everywhere," Payne told CBS affiliate WBNS . …