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Columbus Police Announce Arrest in Double Shooting, Murder
Columbus Police Conduct Investigation and Make Arrests in Shooting Case
**Columbus, OH** – On February 26, at approximately 4:36 p.m., police officers responded to a shooting in the 4100 block of Blakewell Lane. Upon arrival, they found 42-year-old Antwan Lewis and 31-year-old Harold Forrest III with gunshot wounds. Lewis was declared dead at the scene while Forrest was transported to a hospital but later pronounced dead.
On February 28, detectives charged 32-year-old Brandon Colbert with two counts of murder in connection with the incident. He was subsequently arrested on March 1.
By March 2, detectives also charged 33-year-old Abdou Seye with two counts of murder related to the case. On Sunday, Mr. Seye was found and arrested in Detroit, MI, by agents from SOFAST and the U.S. Marshals.
Columbus homicide detectives traveled to Detroit to conduct an interview with Mr. Seye. Presently, he is held in the Wayne County Jail, Michigan, awaiting extradition to Franklin County.
Fourteen Convicted in Georgia Dog Fighting Case
Fourteen Convicted in Georgia Dog Fighting Case
**Albany, GA** – All 14 defendants involved in a federal dog fighting case in Albany, Georgia, have been convicted. The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia accepted guilty pleas from individuals including Tamichael Elijah, Marvin Pulley III, Brandon Baker, Christopher Travis Beaumont, Herman Buggs Jr., Terrance Davis, Timothy Freeman, Terelle Ganzy, Gary Hopkins, Cornelious Johnson, Rodrecus Kimble, Donnametric Miller, Willie Russell, and Fredricus White.
According to court documents, the defendants gathered on April 24, 2022, at a property in Donalsonville, Georgia, for a large-scale dog fighting event. The event involved 24 pit bull-type dogs brought for fights over the weekend. Law enforcement officials intervened and discovered numerous dogs in crates within vehicles on the property.
Dogs were stored in vehicles after fighting or while waiting for turns in the fighting pit, and some were kept on chains at the venue. A total of 27 dogs were rescued, including one with severe injuries that later died. Others displayed recent injuries and scars indicative of past fights.
Aside from Freeman, all defendants pleaded guilty to
