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Javonta Saquan Harris, 19, is accused of shooting Antonio Robinson near Brown Avenue and George Street.

Second murder suspect in Brown Avenue homicide pleads not guilty

The second of two men accused of Columbus' most recent homicide appeared Wednesday in Recorder's Court and pleaded not guilty. 1 hour ago

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Man gets 5 years for touching himself in front of kids at Chuck E. Cheese

A man police say exposed himself under a table at Chuck E. Cheese's while touching himself with children nearby admitted to the accusation on Wednesday.

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Columbus police: Two men injured in Wynnton Road apartment shooting

Columbus police are investigating a shooting at apartments on Wynnton Road Tuesday.

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Police: Four people arrested at Foxy Lady club for violating nude dancing ordinance

Columbus police arrested four people late Monday at the Foxy Lady club for a violation of the city's nude dancing ordinance, reports state.

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Woman fatally shot in Columbus' East Wynnton area

Authorities probed the fatal shooting Tuesday of a 45-year-old woman in a home off Brown Avenue in Columbus' East Wynnton area.

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Hearing for murder case scheduled for this morning in Columbus Recorder's Court

The initial court hearing for the second of two men accused of fatally shooting Antonio Deshawn Robinson last month is scheduled for this morning.

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Teen suspect in 2011 child molestation case booked into Muscogee County Jail

A teen initially held in a youth detention center on accusations he molested and tried to rape a 12-year-old girl was booked Tuesday into the Muscogee County Jail.

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Alan Malone is Columbus Police Department's top officer for April

Most of Alan Malone's work in the Special Operations Unit at the Columbus Police Department is private, but it's no secret that he's Officer of the Month for April.

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Man, 64, sentenced to prison for inappropriately touching girls

A 64-year-old man accused of inappropriately touching two young girls while extremely intoxicated pleaded guilty Friday to two counts of sexual battery.

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Second suspect in Columbus' latest homicide arrested

Javonta Saquan Harris, 19, faces a murder charge in connection with last month's shooting death of Antonio Deshawn Robinson.

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UPDATE: Man charged with statutory rape at Spencer High School released on bond

The Columbus man arrested Thursday on accusations he had sex with a 14-year-old girl last week at Spencer High School has been released on bond, jail records state.

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