

Tobin also said Meade was "not performing a mission" for the marshals at the time of the shooting. Marshal Peter Tobin initially said Meade confronted Goodson after Goodson drove by and waved a gun at the deputy, but he later withdrew those comments, saying they'd been based on "insufficient information."


Goodson was not the subject of the fugitive search. 4, 2020, while Meade, a 17-year member of the sheriff's office, was finishing an unsuccessful search for a fugitive as part of his work for a U.S. The fatal shooting of Goodson took place in Columbus on Dec. in the back five times was charged Thursday with murder in an encounter that led to racial justice protests, yet is still largely unexplained and involved no body camera or dash cam footage.Īn attorney for the family of Goodson, who was Black, also announced a federal civil rights lawsuit against the now-retired white deputy who shot him, Jason Meade, and the Franklin County Sheriff's Office, alleging wrongful death and excessive use of force. COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio sheriff's deputy who fatally shot Casey Goodson Jr.
