Ricky Armon Darthard Jr. was 16 when he was shot dead on August 18, 2017; his body was found behind a vacant house in the 900 block of East 15th Avenue on August 19, 2017. He was described as a loving and talented teenager from Columbus who was well-loved by family and friends.

Police arrested 23-year-old Demarius M. Rudasill of the South Side of Columbus and charged him with murder, aggravated robbery, and a gun specification. According to police testimony, Rudasill confessed during an interview about a month after the shooting and said he had been driving that night with Ricky, another juvenile, and two adults. The account states that late that night Rudasill and the other adults decided to rob Ricky of his handgun; Ricky was found with a single gunshot wound to the back of his head.

In September 2017 Columbus police also charged 22-year-old Shaiquon M. Sharpe of Reynoldsburg in connection with the case, though he has not been indicted and no one else has been charged. A Franklin County jury convicted Rudasill of murder, aggravated robbery, and the gun specification; he was sentenced to life with no chance of parole for 22 years and was acquitted of aggravated murder. Anyone who knew Ricky or has information about the night of August 18, 2017, is asked to come forward.