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Arson Suspect Indicted In Slaying Of Columbus Cop

WCBE 90.5FM | By Associated Press

Published June 8, 2016 at 6:05 AM EDT

A man has been indicted in the fatal shooting of a Columbus police SWAT officer. 44-year-old Lincoln Rutledge is accused of killing Steven Smith while executing an arson arrest warrant last April.

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