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 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, 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 ...

A former Columbus police officer who pleaded guilty to charges of stealing and selling cocaine was sentenced in federal court Wednesday. Joel Mefford, 35, of London, pleaded guilty to four ...

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 ...