Ex-Ohio deputy found guilty of reckless homicide in shooting of Black man going into grandmother’s home
Prosecutors say Meade shot Goodson five times in the back, while the defense argues he acted in self-defense and feared a gun.
- A Franklin County jury on May 7, 2026, convicted former sheriff's deputy Jason Meade of reckless homicide for the 2020 fatal shooting of 23-year-old Casey Goodson Jr., who was killed while entering his grandmother’s residence.
- The panel was unable to reach a unanimous decision on the more severe charge of murder, leading the judge to declare a mistrial on that count after jurors informed the court they were hopelessly deadlocked.
- Throughout the proceedings, prosecutors emphasized that Goodson was carrying a bag of food and his house keys at the time of the encounter, arguing he posed no imminent threat, while the defense maintained the deputy fired in self-defense after allegedly seeing the young man point a firearm.
- Evidence presented during the trial revealed that Goodson was struck six times—five times in the back—and that the handgun he was licensed to carry was found on the kitchen floor with the safety mechanism still engaged.
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Ex-Deputy Convicted in Death of Black Man Bearing Sandwiches
A former sheriff's deputy was found guilty of reckless homicide at trial 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. Trial jurors said they couldn't agree...
Justice Denied and Dignity Attacked: The Casey Goodson Jr. Verdict and the FOP’s Rhetoric of Division
The long-awaited verdict in the trial of former Franklin County Deputy Jason Meade has finally arrived, bringing a measure of legal closure to a case that has haunted Columbus since December 2020. While the jury’s conviction of Meade for reckless homicide marks a rare moment of criminal accountability for police violence, the aftermath has been marred by a toxic shift in rhetoric from those sworn to protect and serve.
Casey Goodson Jr.: Ex-Ohio Sheriff’s Deputy Jason Meade Found Guilty Of Reckless Homicide, Goodson’s Mother Responds
Source: SOPA Images / Getty Casey Goodson Jr. might be a name that you forgot due to the overwhelming amount of Black names that have circulated the news cycle over the years, but we assure you that his loved ones have not. BOSSIP first reported on Goodson’s shooting death at the hands of Ohio Sheriff’s Deputy Jason Meade back in December 2020. Meade shot Goodson five times in the back and once in the side after it was alleged that he was wavin…
‘A Violent Deputy’ Who Loved to ‘Hunt People’ Convicted for Killing Black Man Holding Sandwiches, Falsely Claiming Victim Had Been Pointing Gun
Casey Goodson, a 23-year-old Black man with no criminal history, was bringing sandwiches home to his 72-year-old grandmother and 5-year-old brother when an Ohio sheriff’s deputy shot him in the back with an automatic rifle as he tried entering the home, killing him instantly. Franklin County sheriff’s deputy Jason Meade, who was part of a federal task force searching for an unrelated fugitive, claimed Goodson had pointed a gun at him while drivi…
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