New date set for Jason Meade’s second murder trial
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A new trial date has been set for a former deputy accused of murdering Casey Goodson Jr. in 2020.
It will be the second time that a jury attempts to reach a verdict for Jason Meade. Jurors were deadlocked in a February trial for the former Franklin County Sheriff’s deputy, resulting in the judge declaring a mistrial.
Mark Collins, Meade’s defense attorney, confirmed to NBC4 that the new trial date has been set for Nov. 4, with jury selection beginning Oct. 31. Special prosecutors in the case previously confirmed on Feb. 22 that they planned to retry Meade on the same charges: two counts of murder and one count of reckless homicide.
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A timeline of events leading up to Jason Meade’s first murder trial is below. Click the links inside to view previous coverage of the case in chronological order.
While Meade has not disputed killing Goodson, he asserted throughout the first trial that he feared for his life on Dec. 4, 2020. The ex-deputy said Goodson pointed a gun at him from the doorway of his grandmother’s home when Meade shot him. Meade was coming off of an assignment with the U.S. Marshals Service and pursued Goodson there, after he claimed to see Goodson waving a gun while driving.
Prosecutors have argued that the shooting was unjustified, disputing whether Goodson pointed or waved his gun, and the fact that Goodson was wearing AirPods at the time of the shooting. An autopsy report showed Goodson was shot six times, five of them in the back.
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