A former Columbus police officer was sentenced in federal court recently to 50 months in prison for crimes involving more than 15 kilograms of cocaine and money laundering.

Joel Mefford, 35, pleaded guilty in August to three counts of cocaine possession with intent to distribute and one count of money laundering. U.S. District Court Judge Edmund Sargus sentenced ...

The fourth Columbus police officer to be charged in connection with a drug trafficking ring will learn his sentence Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Columbus. Joel Mefford, 35, pleaded guilty ...

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 ...

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 ...

A former Columbus police officer was sentenced to spend more than four years in federal prison after admitting he stole drugs from the department. Joel Mefford was ordered Wednesday morning to ...

Joel Mefford, 35, of London, pleaded guilty to four drug-related charges, including three counts of possession and the intent to distribute cocaine and one count of money laundering. Facing a ...