Former Cop Pleads Guilty in Unarmed Man’s Death | Dayton News

A former Columbus police officer, Ricky Anderson, has pleaded guilty to reckless homicide in the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Donovan Lewis—an unarmed man shot during an attempted arrest in August 2022. The plea deal sidesteps a murder trial, with Anderson facing up to three years in prison and a $15,000 fine, though sentencing is pending a background check. Lewis’s family pursued a wrongful death lawsuit after his death, and Anderson, who had been fired in 2004 but reinstated via union appeal, retired under clouded circumstances as investigations unfolded. The case, indicted in August 2023 and originally scheduled for trial in May 2025, has been delayed multiple times. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/cd9e2a094f675359