COLUMBUS – For the second time in less than a month, a Franklin County grand jury has issued indictments accusing people of committing crimes that were broadcast live on the video-streaming app Periscope.
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Yusuf S. Conteh, 20, and Damon A. Rosmond, 21, were at a North Linden home Feb. 21 when they used the app to broadcast statements that they would shoot up the neighborhood, Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said.
At one point in the live-stream, he said, a toddler walked into the frame and was handed a loaded AR-15 military rifle.
The pair promised to fire the weapon if they got to 100 views, O’Brien said. After that number was achieved, they left the residence and began driving around.
Columbus police found the men after a viewer who was watching the video in another state contacted authorities, he said.
Conteh and Rosmond were each indicted Tuesday on felony counts of improperly furnishing firearms to a minor, improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle and tampering with evidence and misdemeanor counts of endangering children and inducing panic.