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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Patrick Aftoora-Orsagos

A former Ohio deputy has been found guilty of reckless homicide in the shooting of Casey Goodson Jr.

Ohio Police Shooting Trial - (©2026 Doral Chenoweth/Columbus Dispatch/USA TODAY Network)

A former sheriff's deputy was found guilty of reckless homicide on 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.

The jurors said they couldn't agree on the more serious charge of murder, so the judge declared a mistrial on that count.

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