Woman, officer in fatal shooting ID’d

Police in Ohio’s capital city have released the identities of a woman fatally shot inside an unmarked police vehicle and the officer who killed her.

Columbus police say 30-year veteran Andrew Mitchell was addressing prostitution complaints Thursday morning when he took 23-year-old Donna Castleberry into custody. Police say Castleberry stabbed Mitchell in the hand with a knife during an altercation inside the vehicle, prompting Mitchell to fire multiple shots.

Castleberry died at a hospital. Mitchell was hospitalized for his wound.

A judge issued an arrest warrant for Castleberry on Tuesday when she failed to appear for sentencing on a misdemeanor soliciting charge in Franklin County Municipal Court. failed.

The failure to appear warrant the deputy tried to serve Wall was for a charge of driving under suspension.

Sheriff’s spokeswoman Emily Roy said Wall had been taken into custody in July and handed over to the Putnam County Sheriff ’s Office for failure to appear.

Wall had a few traffic related run-ins with the Hardin County Sheriff ’s Office, including traffic stops and a charge of reckless operations, and an instance of vandalism, Roy said.