Suspect in fatal 2018 Columbus shooting arrested

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A man wanted in connection with a May 2018 fatal shooting in Columbus was arrested Tuesday by police and the U.S. Marshal’s Office.

Wayne E. Romaine II, 31, of Washington Court House, was arrested Tuesday at a home on the 1700 block of Little Avenue in Columbus.

Romaine was indicted by a grand jury on March 22 on two charges of murder with a firearm specification and one count each of discharge of a firearm on or near prohibited premises, having weapons while under disability, and tampering with evidence.

Romaine is the suspect in a fatal shooting that happened on May 19, 2018. Details of that shooting were not released by the U.S. Marshal’s Office.

Romaine was in custody at the Franklin County Jail as of Tuesday evening.

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