COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — It has been almost five years since former Franklin County Sheriff’s deputy Jason Meade shot and killed 23-year-old Casey Goodson Jr.
The fifth annual Tank Day was held Saturday in Goodson’s memory. His mother, Tamala Payne, said the event is her way of giving back to the community for all of its continued support and it helps keep her son’s name and legacy alive.
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“Casey was just a great kid, very ambitious, very happy, very hardworking,” Payne said. “He was a truck driver, an essential worker through COVID. Great big brother. He was the oldest of ten, so he was like big bro but also dad.”
Meade shot Goodson six times in the back. Meade said Goodson waved a gun at him and refused commands to drop it. Meade went on trial last February for murder in connection to the 2020 death of Goodson; it resulted in a mistrial…