COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The state is recommending a maximum sentence for a former Franklin County deputy who was convicted of reckless homicide in the death of Casey Goodson Jr.
In a sentencing memorandum filed Tuesday, prosecutors requested the judge sentence Jason Meade to 36 months in prison due to the severity of his conduct.
“No sentence can restore Casey Goodson’s Life. But the sentence imposed must reflect the extraordinary harm caused by the defendant’s conduct and reinforce the principle that individuals entrusted with deadly-force authority are not beyond the criminal law,” prosecutors wrote…