Double murder suspect arrested on Ohio State’s campus, seven years after brothers were killed
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A man was arrested in connection to a double homicide nearly seven years after two brothers were killed.
According to the U.S. Marshals Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (SOFAST), the task force, along with a Franklin County Sheriff’s SWAT team, arrested Brian Banks for the murder of two brothers, Je’Vohn Hill, 27, and Jeronn Hill, 26. Banks was wanted by Columbus police for killing the Hill brothers on March 10, 2017 at a home on Maize Road, near Cremeans Park.
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That night, at approximately 8 p.m., police responded to reports of people crying and screaming and glass breaking at the North Linden home. Officers found the brothers unresponsive and suffering from gunshot wounds. They were both pronounced dead at the scene.
At the time CPD did not have any suspects or leads and did not know what led to the shooting.
On Wednesday, a break in the case resulted in the indictment of Banks in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas. The U.S. Marshals Office investigation led authorities to the 900 block of John H. Herrick Drive, on The Ohio State University’s campus, where Banks was arrested Friday morning.
Banks was safely taken into custody and is being held in Franklin County Jail. He is charged with murder, aggravated murder, felonious assault, aggravated robbery, having weapons under disability and improper handling of a firearm.
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