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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The prosecution has rested and defense attorneys called their first witnesses to the stand Monday in the murder trial for a former Columbus police officer who shot an unarmed man.
Monday marks the start of the second week of the trial against former officer Adam Coy, 48, who is facing charges of murder, reckless homicide and felonious assault in the 2020 death of Andre Hill, 47. Throughout Thursday and Friday, the prosecution called six witnesses to the stand, and is expected to call more on Monday.
Representing the state is Deputy Chief Counsel Anthony Pierson and Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Renee Amlin of the Franklin County Prosecutor’s Office. Coy’s defense team includes attorneys Mark Collins and Kaitlyn Stephens. The judge is Stephen McIntosh of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, and the jurors and alternates consist of seven men and nine women, with three being people of color.
