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

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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. …

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. …

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