COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Seven months after a seventh continuance was granted in the case against a former Columbus police officer accused of shooting an unarmed man, a motion for an eighth was submitted.
According to court records, defense attorneys for ex-police officer Ricky Anderson filed a motion for a continuance because the timeline of the case conflicts with that of the trial against a former Franklin County Sheriff’s deputy, who is also accused of killing a man who was shot in the back six times.
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Anderson is charged with murder and reckless homicide in the death of Donovan Lewis who was killed in the Hilltop three-and-a-half years ago. He was indicted a year later in August 2023.
A motion filed by Mark Collins and Kaitlyn Stephens in Franklin County Court of Common Pleas requested an extension in the Anderson case due to scheduling conflicts with respect to the case against Michael Meade. Defense counsel states that it cannot be ready for the Anderson trial because it is preparing for jury selection in the Meade case, which is set to resume next month…