COLUMBUS, Ohio — A Richland County man was found guilty Wednesday of fatally shooting a 14-year-old boy in Columbus more than three years ago.

A Franklin County jury found 23-year-old Jaheym Cheeks, of Mansfield, guilty of all five felony charges, including aggravated murder and kidnapping, in an execution-style shooting of the runaway, according to a release from Franklin County Prosecutor Shayla Favor. Each of his counts carried a firearm specification.

Cheeks will be sentenced on Oct. 3, facing a minimum term of life in prison with parole eligibility after 26 years and a maximum term of life in prison without parole, the release says.

What happened on March 5, 2022?

Officers with the Columbus Division of Police were called just before 8 a.m. to the 300 block of South Terrace Avenue

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