PETER TOBIN

The Ohio sheriff's deputy who fatally shot Casey Goodson Jr. in the back five times has been charged with murder and reckless homicide.

Marshal on Friday for providing an "inappropriate, uninformed" statement about the death of 23-year-old Casey Goodson Jr. Marshal Peter Tobin made multiple claims that have been disputed by Goodson's family and have not been repeated by authorities investigating the shooting. "My prediction is that it was a justified shooting," Tobin said before noting that the deputy would be thoroughly investigated before he was cleared. Marshal Pete Tobin said that it appeared the shooting was justified," Mayor Andrew Ginther wrote on Twitter. "He was wrong to make a statement, and his words were inappropriate, uninformed and damaged the public's trust in the investigation."

Marshal on Friday for providing an "inappropriate, uninformed" statement about the death of 23-year-old Casey Goodson Jr. Marshal Peter Tobin made multiple claims that have been disputed by Goodson's family and have not been repeated by authorities investigating the shooting. "My prediction is that it was a justified shooting," Tobin said before noting that the deputy would be thoroughly investigated before he was cleared. Marshal Pete Tobin said that it appeared the shooting was justified," Mayor Andrew Ginther wrote on Twitter. "He was wrong to make a statement, and his words were inappropriate, uninformed and damaged the public's trust in the investigation."

Protesters hold signs spelling the name of Casey Goodson Jr., a Black man fatally shot Dec. 4 by a white Ohio sheriff's deputy, on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio. Marshal Peter Tobin said he made statements based on “insufficient information” he received before the beginning of an official investigation into the Dec. 4 killing of Casey Goodson J r. by a Franklin County Sheriff's deputy. Messages were left for Meade's attorney and for the Franklin County Sheriff's Office. Hundreds walked from the Franklin County Sheriff's Office south of downtown to the Statehouse and a few blocks north Friday night. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office does not provide officers with body cameras, and the deputy’s SWAT vehicle did not have a dash-mounted camera.

In this undated image provided by the Goodson family through their attorney Sean Walton, Casey Goodson Jr. poses for a photo. (Sean Walton/Courtesy of the Goodson Family via AP)COLUMBUS, Ohio – A preliminary autopsy report of a Black man killed by an Ohio deputy last week showed clear signs of him being shot in the back multiple times, an attorney for the victim's family said Thursday. Police have only said that the deputy “shot” Goodson without detailing how many shots were fired. Meade, the deputy who shot Goodson, is a 17-year veteran of the sheriff’s office. One witness heard Meade command the victim to drop his gun, and when he didn’t, the deputy shot him, Tobin said.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The mother of a Black man shot by an Ohio sheriff's deputy demanded answers Wednesday to her son's death, saying he'd done nothing wrong and was returning from the dentist with sandwiches for his family when he was killed. Police have only said that the deputy “shot” Goodson without detailing how many shots were fired. The deputy who shot Goodson was Jason Meade, a 17-year veteran of the sheriff’s office. One witness heard Meade command Goodson to drop his gun, and when he didn’t, the deputy shot him, Tobin said. The sheriff’s office does not provide officers with body cameras, and the deputy’s SWAT vehicle did not have a dash-mounted camera.

The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office first reported Friday the fatal shooting of a man that day on the north side of Columbus. Visible evidence of the events is lacking because the Sheriff’s Office does not provide officers with body cameras, and the deputy’s SWAT vehicle did not have a dash-mounted camera. The deputy, Jason Meade, a 17-year veteran of the Sheriff’s Office, had been assigned to a U.S. One witness heard Meade command Goodson to drop his gun, and when he didn’t, the deputy shot him, Tobin said. And in September 2007, the Sheriff's Office prohibited Meade from having contact with inmates but did not disclose what conduct prompted it.