Rapist police officer Andrew Mitchel Charged In Murdering Sex Worker

Published: April 8, 2019, 7:59 a.m.

b'Text From Refinery29.com\\n\\nA Franklin County, OH grand jury has indicted former Columbus police officer Andrew Mitchell on charges of murder and manslaughter in the August shooting death of Donna Dalton.\\n\\nMitchell, 55, was working undercover in plain clothes for the Columbus Police Vice Squad when he allegedly attempted to detain Dalton, 23, on prostitution charges. Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O\'Brien said that Dalton didn\'t believe Mitchell was a police officer and stabbed him in the hand while the two were in his unmarked vehicle. The officer then fired several shots at her hitting her in the abdomen, leg, and chest.\\n\\nO\'Brien said that Mitchell was not justified in continuing to fire at Dalton (who is also known by her married name, Castleberry) because "the threat against him had ceased."'