Joel Mefford, 35, pleaded guilty in August ... of Police in 2011 and resigned following his February 2024 arrest. Mefford is the fourth officer to be sentenced as part of the investigation ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A former officer with the Columbus Division of Police charged with stealing cocaine and giving it to others to sell was sentenced to 50 months in prison. Joel Mefford, 35 ...

Joel Mefford, 35, of London, Ohio, is the second former Columbus officer to be sentenced to prison for conspiring to steal and sell drugs. In December, John Castillo, 31, of Grove City ...

Joel Mefford, left, and John Castillo. (Courtesy Photos/Northwest Ohio Corrections Center and Shelby County Sheriff’s Office) The case against the officers stemmed from a February arrest that ...

Columbus Division of Police officers John Castillo, 31, and Joel Mefford, 34, were both arrested, and Castillo was sentenced by the US District Court Friday. They were both charged on separate ...