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Ohio U.S. Attorney: 2 Columbus Police Officers Arrested on Drug Charges Related to Stealing, Selling Multiple Kilograms of Cocaine
February 02, 2024
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024:

Two Columbus police officers have been arrested on federal charges alleging they stole multiple kilograms of cocaine and provided it to others to sell.

John Castillo, 31, of Grove City, and Joel M. Mefford, 34, of London, Ohio, were arrested today and appeared in federal court this afternoon, at which point their cases were unsea . . .

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