Ohio Man Pleads In City Playground Shooting

One of two Ohio men suspected in a May shooting at the 8^th Ward playground in the city’s West End pleaded guilty to a reduced charge on Tuesday. T’kai Jett, 19 of Toronto, Ohio accepted a plea deal on a misdemeanor charge of firearms not to be possessed. The grading was reduced from a felony charge. Jett will spend the next three years on probation. As part of his sentence, he will be required to testify truthfully against his co-defendant in the case, Tyler Shrieve, 20 of Bloomington, Ohio. According to the criminal complaint police were called to the 8^th Ward playground on May 17 for reports of shots fired. They were also called to Washington Hospital for a man who suffered gunshot wounds. Jett and Shrieve were arrested by city police as persons of interest in the shooting. Shrieve faces similar charges as Jett. He had been scheduled for a jury trial. That trial had been cancelled. A date for a new trial has not been determined.