Columbus police capture 2nd suspect in 16-year-old’s fatal shooting
Columbus police have charged a second suspect in the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old found dead last year on the railroad tracks off Cusseta Road.
Reginald Raheem Sharp, 20, was arrested Tuesday on a warrant charging him with murder in the death of Allen Toombs, whose body was found around 2 p.m. Nov. 15 on the tracks under an Interstate 185 bridge near Conner Road.
Sharp faced a judge in Columbus Recorder’s Court at 2 p.m. Wednesday, but his hearing was postponed to 8 a.m. May 19 to give him time to hire a private attorney.
Five days after Toombs’ death, detectives charged the first suspect in the case, Lilmarcus Terell Ransom, 20.
Ransom’s initial court hearing was postponed repeatedly to give him time to hire an attorney. He finally faced a judge on Jan. 5.
Police testified then that they found multiple 9-millimeter shell casings near Toombs’ body. Detectives said they later saw social media posts showing Toombs had been seen hours earlier at the Wilson Homes public housing complex, 3400 Eighth Ave., where witnesses reported the teen left in a red 2005 Kia Rio with Ransom and another man.
Sgt. Jeff Krause said that was about 30 minutes before witnesses near Conner Road heard gunfire around 1:30 a.m.
Officers on Nov. 20 stopped a car matching the Kia’s description on Morris Road, for a traffic violation, and detained Ransom for questioning, finding the car belonged to his girlfriend, Krause said.
Impounding the car, they discovered a pistol under the passenger’s seat, a Taurus G2C 9-millimeter, loaded with bullets stamped with the same brand as those found by Toombs’ body, the sergeant said.
Ransom is being held without bond in Toombs’ homicide.
This story was originally published May 4, 2021 at 6:57 PM.