Jury deliberations begin in murder retrial of former Ohio deputy who fatally shot Black man
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FILE - Jason Meade, center, sits with his attorneys Mark Collins, left, and Kaitlyn Stephens, right, during opening statements in the retrial of the former Ohio sheriff's deputy charged with murder and reckless homicide in the 2020 killing of Casey Goodson Jr., inside Franklin County Common Pleas Court in Columbus, Ohio, April 23, 2026. (Doral Chenoweth/Pool photo via AP, File)FILE - Sean Walton, left, attorney representing Tamala Payne, right, the mother of Casey Goodson Jr., speaks during a news conferenc, Dec. 2, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)Special prosecutor Tim Merkle, left, talks with defense attorney Mark Collins and Judge David Young speak during closing arguments in former sheriff's deputy Jason Meade's retrial inside Franklin County Court of Common Pleas on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Columbus, Ohio. (Doral Chenoweth/The Columbus Dispatch via AP, Pool)Tamala Payne, the mother of Casey Goodson Jr., sits inside the courtroom at Franklin County Common Pleas Court during closing arguments in the retrial of former sheriff's deputy Jason Meadeon, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Columbus, Ohio. (Doral Chenoweth/The Columbus Dispatch via AP, Pool)Former sheriff's deputy Jason Meade stands during closing arguments of his retrial on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, inside Franklin County Court of Common Pleas in Columbus, Ohio. (Doral Chenoweth/The Columbus Dispatch via AP, Pool)Judge David Young holds up jury instructions during closing arguments in former sheriff's deputy Jason Meade's retrial in Franklin County Court of Common Pleas on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Columbus, Ohio. (Doral Chenoweth/The Columbus Dispatch via AP, Pool)From left, former sheriff's deputy Jason Meade, defense attorney Kaitlyn Stephens, prosecutor Howard Tim Merkle and prosecutor Gary Shroyer stand inside the courtroom at Franklin County Court of Common Pleas on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Columbus, Ohio. (Doral Chenoweth/The Columbus Dispatch via AP, Pool)
FILE - Jason Meade, center, sits with his attorneys Mark Collins, left, and Kaitlyn Stephens, right, during opening statements in the retrial of the former Ohio sheriff's deputy charged with murder and reckless homicide in the 2020 killing of Casey Goodson Jr., inside Franklin County Common Pleas Court in Columbus, Ohio, April 23, 2026. (Doral Chenoweth/Pool photo via AP, File)