Ex-police officer gets emotional in court, apologizes to family, CPD during sentencing
A former Columbus police officer sentenced to spend more than four years in federal prison after admitting he stole drugs ...
Ex-Columbus Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Selling Cocaine Worth $130K He Stole from Crime Scenes, Evidence Room
Joel Mefford, 35, was sentenced to 50 months in prison after pleading guilty to three counts of possession and the intent to ...
Former Columbus police officer sentenced to over 4 years for drug trafficking
Joel M. Mefford, 35, of London, Ohio, is the second former Columbus officer to be sentenced to prison for conspiring to steal ...
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Former Columbus police officer sentenced to four years in prison for stealing cocaine
The U.S. Attorney's Office says Joel Mefford worked with John Castillo, another Columbus police officer, to steal and traffic ...
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Ex-Columbus cop gets 4 years for stealing cocaine and laundering money
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Joel M. Mefford, a former Columbus police officer, has been sentenced to 50 months in federal prison for his role in stealing and trafficking more than 15 kilograms of cocaine and ...
Former Columbus police officer sentenced months after pleading guilty to federal drug charges
Joel Mefford, 35, pleaded guilty last year to possessing with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, ...
Former CPD officer sentenced to 50 months in prison for stealing cocaine
A former Columbus police officer will spend more than four years in prison after admitting he stole drugs from the department ...
Ex-Columbus police officer to be sentenced for stealing 20 kilos of cocaine from evidence
Joel Mefford, 35, a former Columbus narcotics officer, will be sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Columbus. He ...
Ex-Columbus police officer who stole cocaine from evidence room sentenced to prison
Joel Mefford, 35, a former Columbus narcotics officer, was sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Columbus. He faced ...