Inset: Nathaniel Wilkins (Franklin County Sheriff’s Office). Background: Grant Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio (Google Maps).
An Ohio community leader has been charged in connection with the death of his girlfriend.
Nathaniel Wilkins, 52, was indicted on charges of murder, felonious assault, strangulation or suffocation, and domestic violence in the death of 53-year-old Sara Estep. According to local CBS affiliate WBNS, Wilkins took Estep to Grant Medical Center in Columbus on Sept. 5 after she was injured at their home.
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Police said that while at the hospital, Wilkins was “trying to answer the questions for her and not allow her to say what happened.”
WBNS reported that Wilkins is a North Linden Area Commissioner who advocates for issues including housing. His name remained listed on the commission’s website as of Friday.
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