Overview
- Jurors in Columbus reached a partial verdict Thursday, convicting Meade of reckless homicide and deadlocking on the murder charge, which the judge declared a mistrial.
- Judge David Young revoked Meade’s bond after the verdict, and the reckless‑homicide conviction carries a possible sentence of up to three years under Ohio law.
- Prosecutors said Meade fired six times, striking Goodson five times in the back and once in the side, while the defense argued Meade believed Goodson pointed a gun at him.
- No body‑camera video exists, no witness testified to seeing a gun in Goodson’s hands, and police reported finding a handgun under his body with the safety engaged.
- Meade was working with a U.S. Marshals task force searching for a fugitive unrelated to Goodson, who was returning to his grandmother’s home with sandwiches and listening to music, and Goodson’s family welcomed the partial conviction as a step toward accountability.