Joel Mefford, 35, a former Columbus narcotics officer, was sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Columbus. He faced ...

Joel M. Mefford, 35, of London, Ohio, is the second former Columbus officer to be sentenced to prison for conspiring to steal ...

Joel Mefford, 35, pleaded guilty last year to possessing with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, ...

A former Columbus police officer will spend more than four years in federal prison after admitting he stole drugs from the ...

Joel Mefford, 35, was sentenced to 50 months in prison after pleading guilty to three counts of possession and the intent to ...

The U.S. Attorney's Office says Joel Mefford worked with John Castillo, another Columbus police officer, to steal and traffic ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Joel M. Mefford, a former Columbus police officer, has been sentenced to 50 months in federal prison for his role in stealing and trafficking more than 15 kilograms of cocaine and ...

In February 2021, Castillo conspired with another officer, identified as 35-year-old Joel Mefford, to steal and sell approximately 10 kilograms of cocaine. The two officers took the cocaine from a ...

Columbus Division of Police officers John Castillo, 31, and Joel Mefford, 34, were both arrested, and Castillo was sentenced by the US District Court Friday. They were both charged on separate ...

Former CPD officers Joel Mefford and John Castillo were charged with similar crimes this year, and each accepted plea deals. Castillo pleaded guilty to stealing and selling 10 kilograms of cocaine ...