A Franklin County judge placed retired Columbus police officer Ricky Anderson on three years' probation for the death of 20-year-old Donovan Lewis.
Anderson shot Lewis, a Black man, in 2022 while helping serve an overnight warrant for Lewis' arrest.
Anderson was a Columbus police dog handler at the time. Body camera footage showed him shooting Lewis in his bed a moment after the door was opened and he woke up.
Anderson said he believed that Lewis had a gun. It turned out Lewis had a vape pen in his hand.
Anderson pleaded guilty to reckless homicide in September with an Alford plea, which acknowledged that there was enough evidence to support a conviction without Anderson actually admitting guilt.
Prosecutors dropped a murder charge.
Anderson could be sent to prison if he does not follow the terms of community control.
