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Life Sentence for Deadly Drug Deal Gone Wrong | Columbus News
A jury convicted 24-year-old Nicko Matthews-Cooper of murder, felonious assault, and firing a weapon near a school after a botched drug deal turned deadly at 2 a.m. in Jefferson Township. Matthews-Cooper allegedly opened fire on Kaelan Amerson, 21, who was driving with two others; Amerson died from multiple gunshot wounds despite trying to flee, while the other passengers suffered minor injuries. Matthews-Cooper evaded capture for days before being apprehended in December and now faces life in prison with parole eligibility after 27 years — a harsh sentence for what began as a robbery gone…
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