Son charged with murder in deaths of father, intended robbery victim near Deshler Park

Son charged with murder in deaths of father, intended robbery victim near Deshler Park Columbus police have charged the son of one of two men found shot to death in June at a home near Deshler Park with murder and robbery in connection with the deaths. Reginald P. Purnell, 48, and Darrell Walker, 45, were found dead around 10 a.m. on June 25 inside a home on the 1200 block of Seymour Avenue. Purnell's son, 31-year-old Reginald M. Purnell, was taken into custody Thursday. Franklin County Municipal Court records show...