COLUMBUS, Ohio — Six members of a crime ring in south Columbus were indicted on multiple charges, some including murder and human trafficking, according to Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s Office.
The indictments follow an investigation by the Central Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force. All six members were indicted on a combined 124 felony charges.
The following people were indicted by a Franklin County jury on Dec. 27:
James Antwan Dukes-Johnson 28, of Columbus – 39 felony charges, including aggravated murder, murder, engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, trafficking in persons, compelling prostitution, trafficking in a fentanyl-related compound and felonious assault.
Michael Anthony Davis, 21, of Columbus – 38 felony charges, including aggravated murder, murder, engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, trafficking in persons, compelling prostitution, trafficking in a fentanyl-related compound and felonious assault.
Sarah Rose Dotson, 33, of Columbus – 29 felony charges, including engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, trafficking in persons, compelling prostitution and possession of a fentanyl-related compound.
Shahee Siler, 38, of Columbus –10 felony charges, including aggravated murder, murder, engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, promoting prostitution and felonious assault.
Alexias Monay Lashel Carr-Johnson, 28, of Marysville – Four felony charges, including engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity and money laundering.
Tyler Leianne Payne, 29, of Columbus – Four felony charges, including engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity and money laundering.
“Busts like this free victims from the clutches of trafficking and rid our streets of dangerous criminals,” Yost said. “These successful investigations propel us closer to a future in which no human beings are bought or sold in Ohio.”
The task force was formed under the Ohio Attorney General’s Organized Crime Investigations Commission and the investigation was done as part of its ongoing mission to eradicate human trafficking.
Anyone with information or knowledge of victims of human trafficking is asked to call the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation at 855-224-6336 (855-BCI-OHIO) or the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 888-3737-888 and ask to speak to a member of the Central Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force.