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Columbus man pleads guilty to attempted murder for Whitehall car shooting

Thu, 02/29/2024 - 11:30

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A third Columbus man has been sentenced to prison for a "gang-related" car shooting in 2022 that spurred from a bar fight in Whitehall.

Breon Kelly, 21, entered a guilty plea on Tuesday for his role in the Jan. 23, 2022, incident and was been sentenced to 32 to 33 and a half years in prison, according to Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney Gary Tyack. Kelly marks the third and final person to plead guilty in the shooting after his co-defendants, Larry Latham III, 21, and Mark Smith Jr., 21, pleaded guilty in May and April of last year.

Tyack said the "gang-related shooting" began after a large fight at PKWY Lounge and Grill at 5200 Riding Club Lane, when the three defendants got into a car and chased another car with three people inside. Tyack said Smith and Kelly both fired shots at the other car while Latham drove.

Kelly used a Glock switch to convert his gun to an automatic weapon, and struck the car and two additional cars, including one with a 7-year-old inside. No one was injured in the shooting, Tyack said.

Kelly had chosen to take his case to trial, but pleaded guilty right before opening statements. Tyack said Kelly was immediately sentenced for two counts of attempted murder, one count of discharge over a prohibited premises and one count of having a weapon while under a disability.

Lathan pleaded guilty on May 2, 2023, and was sentenced to 11 to 13 and a half years in prison for two counts of attempted murder, one count of discharge over a prohibited premises and two counts of having a weapon while under a disability.

Smith pleaded guilty on April 27, 2023, and was sentenced to 17 to 20 years in prison for two counts of attempted murder, one count of discharge over a prohibited premises, two counts of having a weapon while under a disability.

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Guy Fieri's inaugural Flavortown Festival in Columbus has been canceled

Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:56

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The inaugural Flavortown Festival, a weekend-long Columbus event spearheaded by celebrity chef Guy Fieri, has been canceled due to "unforeseen circumstances."

The event was scheduled for June 1 and 2 at The Lawn at CAS with rock band Greta Van Fleet and country star Kane Brown announced in January as the festival's headline performers. Tickets had already been available for purchase, with a two-day pass starting at $155.

"Due to unforeseen circumstances, Guy Fieri’s Flavortown Fest, initially planned for June 1-2 in Columbus, Oh, has been canceled," a spokesperson said in a statement to NBC4. "Thank you to all our Flavortown Fest fans for understanding and your support along this journey."

The spokesperson said organizers are issuing full refunds to everyone who purchased passes.

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The festival promised a fusion of food and funk, embodying Fieri’s dynamic personality and charitable ethos. Along with the Mayor of Flavortown himself, the festival would have featured eats and experiences from some of Guy’s favorite Triple D restaurants from the Columbus area and around the country while offering the ultimate experience for foodies.

In addition to Greta and Brown, several other acts were scheduled to perform on the main stage, including the frontman of rock band Poison, Bret Michaels, country-music duo LOCASH and country artist Niko Moon.

"I was actually born in Columbus, Ohio, so one might say it's pretty much the birthplace of Flavortown," Fieri said when announcing the festival last November. "But in 2024, we're making it official with the launch of Flavortown Fest, two full days of awesome music, the best chefs, real deal food from around the nation and a whole lotta fun that you’re gonna have to see to believe."

The cancellation comes as Fieri is opening a new restaurant this spring in Columbus, a yet-to-be-named Italian concept inside Scioto Downs at 6000 South High Street. A Scioto Downs spokesperson said the restaurant will feature "an old-school Italian feel polished with textured glass screens, rustic wood finishes, an open pizza & pasta prep station and gallery walls."

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The festival was also supposed to launch Flavortown Cares, an impact program to support the Columbus community which would have donated a portion of proceeds from every ticket sold to the National Veterans Memorial and Museum, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Ohio and the Mid-Ohio Food Collective.

Still, a $10,000 donation will be made to the three charity partners that would have benefitted from the festival.

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Fourth apartment building approved near Columbus Metropolitan Library main branch

Thu, 02/29/2024 - 09:30

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A fourth apartment building will soon be added to a development near the main branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library.

The Pizzuti Companies recently had plans approved by the Downtown Commission for the next phase of Library Park, which has residences at 50 S. Grant Ave., 66 S. Grant Ave. and 409 Oak St. Earlier plans for the phase were submitted to the commission in 2022. They include the removal of a two-story apartment building for the construction of a seven-story, 160,000-square-foot building on South Ninth Street.

Daylight saving time: When will clocks spring forward in Ohio? A rendering of a new apartment building coming with phase four of the Library Park project. (Courtesy Photo/The Pizzuti Cos.)

Included will be 149 units, a 30-space parking garage, an amenity deck, co-working space and more. The proposal indicates that construction will be done on the existing Library Park buildings.

The earlier phases of the development feature nearly 300 units. With the fourth phase, the apartments near Topiary Park will top 400.

Demolition on the two-story building will replace is set for later this year, a representative from Pizzuti said.

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