
The mother of Casey Goodson Jr., Tamala Payne, covers her ears during opening statements in the retrial offormer Franklin County Deputy Jason Meade, who is charged with murder and reckless homicide in the 2020 killing of Goodson Jr., inside Franklin County Common Pleas Court in Columbus, Ohio, Thursday, April 23, 2026. (Doral Chenoweth/Pool Photo via AP)

