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Short North Posse Member Pleads Guilty To Avoid Trial

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia
Published September 23, 2016 at 6:14 AM EDT
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U.S. Attorney's Office

One of the last members of the Short North Posse gang to face charges will avoid a trial. 39-year-old DeShawn Smith has pleaded guilty to a racketeering conspiracy charge in exchange for a 35-year prison sentence. Smith had faced more serious charges for the murder and robbery of Chillicothe drug dealer Shane McCuen in 2008.

WCBE NewsShort North PosseLance ReynoldsDeShawn SmithJonathan HoltShane McCuen
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Jim Letizia
Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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