Carlos Benito, a 44-year-old Black man, was found dead on May 9, 2021, inside a residence in the 400 block of South Glenwood Avenue in Columbus, Ohio. Police responding to a reported break-in discovered Benito and 42-year-old Jeremy Bickerstaff with apparent gunshot wounds; both were pronounced dead at the scene. A third man was also shot in the house and survived.

Investigators say Benito was involved in a drug and human trafficking ring run by Anthony Rogers, 38, and Jami Sherrill, 35. Police report that Rogers went to the Glenwood Avenue home to help Benito clean up after an earlier shooting in which Benito had shot Bickerstaff. When Rogers arrived, he reportedly shot Benito and the surviving man, then fled with Sherrill.

Rogers was arrested and charged with multiple offenses; he later pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter for Benito’s death and received a 12-year sentence. Sherrill was arrested in connection with the trafficking operation and was sentenced to 28 to 33 1/2 years. Does anyone have information about activity at that Glenwood Avenue residence or the trafficking network tied to these men?