Joel Mefford, 35, a former Columbus narcotics officer, was sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Columbus. He faced up to life in prison.

Joel Mefford, 35, pleaded guilty last year to possessing with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, possessing with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine and money ...

Joel M. Mefford, 35, of London, Ohio, is the second former Columbus officer to be sentenced to prison for conspiring to steal and sell drugs.

Joel Mefford, 35, was sentenced to 50 months in prison after pleading guilty to three counts of possession and the intent to distribute cocaine and one count of money laundering.

Joel Mefford was sentenced Wednesday morning in federal court. The 50-month sentence also includes five years of supervised release when he gets out of prison. Mefford plead guilty in August to ...