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The Franklin County Prosecutor's Office said it is reinforcing its commitment to seeking justice, on Friday announcing the launch of the new Conviction Integrity Unit.

Those previously convicted of a felony in Franklin County will soon be able to ask the county prosecutors office to review their claim of innocence.

It’s been two months since Melissa Powers took over as Hamilton County’s top prosecutor, moving into the same office that was occupied by Joe Deters for a generation.

A Columbus man was sentenced to 13 years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple robberies in Franklin County stemming from last year.

Leeyonna Wards attorney said she would not have been charged if she were white and the carjacker she shot was Black.

More than five months after a Columbus police officer fatally shot Donovan Lewis, his family has filed a lawsuit against the officer.

Columbus police say the shooter in a fatal East Side shooting on Sunday is claiming self defense. Nathaniel Spears, 30, died within a half-hour.

News Conference and Meeting with Prosecutors

News Conference and Meeting with Prosecutors

During an altercation with law enforcement in a Columbus parking garage in March, a man took an officers gun and fatally shot himself with it.