Jason Meade Found Guilty in Fatal Shooting of Casey Goodson Jr. in Ohio
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Key Points:
- Former sheriff’s deputy Jason Meade was found guilty of reckless homicide for the 2020 fatal shooting of Casey Goodson Jr., a rare criminal conviction in a police-involved killing.
- Meade shot Goodson multiple times in the back while Goodson was standing in his doorway returning home with food, according to prosecutors and Goodson’s family.
- The jury deadlocked on a murder charge against Meade, resulting in a mistrial for that count; sentencing is scheduled for June.
- Meade was initially charged with two counts of murder and one of reckless homicide but pleaded not guilty; this conviction followed a second trial after a prior mistrial.
- Goodson’s family and legal team maintain he was licensed to carry a concealed weapon and had no criminal history, while Meade’s defense argued he fired in self-defense fearing for his life due to Goodson’s alleged erratic behavior.
