Data shows fewer death penalty verdicts Ohio

Juries in Franklin County have recently spared the lives of two convicted killers facing the death penalty.In 2017, a jury sentenced Lincoln Rutledge to life in prison with no chance for parole for the murder of Columbus police SWAT officer Steve Smith. Fellow SWAT officers gave testimony that Rutledge also shot at them.Last month, a jury also sent Brian Golsby to prison for the rest of his life for the kidnapping, rape, and murder of OSU Student Reagan Tokes.Many central Ohioans expressed frust