(Editor’s note: On May 7, 2025, Jayveyon Gravely pleaded guilty to reckless homicide in connection with the death of Austin Roberts. Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge David Young sentenced Gravely to four years in prison.)
Columbus police said a man has turned himself in after a warrant for murder was issued for his arrest in connection with the shooting death of another man in July on the city’s Southwest Side.
Jayveyon L. Gravely, 18, turned himself in to authorities on Tuesday, police said.
About 1:41 a.m. on July 8, police were dispatched to a residence in the 1400 block of Bairstow Court on a report of a shooting. Responding officers found Austin A. Roberts, 22, with a gunshot wound to his upper body.
Roberts was taken to a local hospital, where he died several hours later at 11:03 a.m., police said.
Court records indicate that Roberts most recently resided in the South Central Hilltop, but last year resided at the same address where Gravely resides on Bairstow Court.
mferench@dispatch.com
@MarkFerenchik
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Man turns self in after arrest warrant issued for July shooting death on Southwest Side
Reporting by Mark Ferenchik, Columbus Dispatch / The Columbus Dispatch
USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect
