A judge sentenced former Columbus police officer Adam Coy to life in prison on Monday for the 2020 murder of Andre Hill. Catch up quick: A jury convicted Coy in November. He's the first officer in Columbus — and likely in all of Ohio — to be convicted of murder while on duty.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A Franklin County judge sentenced former Columbus Division of Police officer Adam Coy to 15 years to life in prison. Coy appeared in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas on Monday. He will get the chance for parole after 15 years. Coy said he plans on appealing the conviction and that the jury reached the wrong verdict.