Four arrested after Lafayette Ave. assaults

Columbus police say four people kicked in the door of a home on Lafayette Avenue yesterday and beat up the residents, possibly with brass knuckles. That was all part of an argument over money.

Police were called to the home in the 1400 block of Lafayette Avenue at about 3:15 p.m. The victims said they didn’t need medical treatment. Police found the four suspects in a home in the 1500 block of Chestnut Street and arrested them on preliminary charges of residential entry and battery with bodily injuries, says Lt. Matt Harris, spokesman for the Columbus police.

They arrested 29-year-old Donald F. Thompson, 48-year-old Susan G. Young, 21-year-old Ashley Shuffitt and 20-year-old Cody L. Johnson, Harris says.

Ashley Shuffitt. Photo courtesy of Columbus Police Department
Cody Johnson. Photo courtesy of Columbus Police Department
Donald Thompson. Photo courtesy of Columbus Police Department
Susan Young. Photo courtesy of Columbus Police Department