COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A Franklin County jury has awarded a $27 million verdict in a tragic case involving the death of Gregory Coleman Jr., a 37-year-old father and community member.
Coleman died after being sucker-punched by security guards outside the now-closed Julep Bar in the Short North, an incident that was captured on video and widely shared on social media.
The lawsuit, filed in 2023, targeted the owners of several downtown bars and the two men responsible for Coleman’s death, Dwayne Cummings and Chrystian Foster. Both men were found guilty of murder in 2024, with Cummings receiving a life sentence and Foster sentenced to 15 years to life…