COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A Blendon Township police officer facing 10 charges in the death of 21-year-old Ta’Kiya Young faced a judge for the first time Wednesday afternoon and has already been released from jail.

Officer Connor Grubb, charged with four counts of murder, four counts of felonious assault and two counts of involuntary manslaughter, appeared before a Franklin County Court of Common Pleas judge for an arraignment hearing.

Grubb turned himself in Tuesday and was indicted for the murder of Young and her unborn daughter. The indictment stems from an August 2023 incident in which officers attempted to question Young, who was caught on camera stealing several bottles of liquor from a Kroger in northeast Columbus.

A judge issued Grubb, who pleaded not guilty, a $250,000 cash or surety bond as well as a $25,000 recognizance bond. Grubb posted bond on Wednesday and was released shortly after. His next court date has not been determined at this time.

“I’m hurt, what they did was wrong. They are just letting him walk right out the jail. He’s going to walk right out,” said Nadine Young, Ta’Kiya’s grandmother.

Grubb, 29, and another officer were helping a person get into their locked car when a store employee flagged them down. The other officer yelled at Young multiple times to get out of her car as Grubb moved in front of it. She responded, “I didn’t steal s—,” and, “What, are you going to shoot me?” 

As Young began to pull the car out of the parking spot, the bag of liquor bottles still over her shoulder, Grubb fired through the windshield as he fell onto the hood.

The car rolled until it hit the grocery store building. Body camera footage from the officers showed her foot still on the gas as they opened the door, as well as the full encounter with her beforehand and their attempts to keep her alive afterward until she was taken to a hospital, where she and the unborn child died.

Grubb, said multiple times at the scene that Young “was going to run me over.”

An investigation began shortly after the shooting, and it concluded in December after Montgomery County Prosecuting Attorney Mat Heck was appointed special prosecutor in the case. A decision was made to convene a grand jury, which indicted Grubb on 10 charges.

Ta’Kiya Young’s family left in tears after the court hearing. Sean Walton, Young’s family’s attorney, said they are leaving the court frustrated. “It’s tough because they’re going to go home and think about this tomorrow. They’re going to think about it every day until there is a conviction. So, you know, to stand strong until conviction,” Walton said.

Both defense attorney Mark Collins and prosecutor Richard Glennon say they are ready for the process to play out. “The only person who ever presented a threat of serious physical harm was the defendant,” Glennon said.

Both attorneys say they believe the body camera video will work in their favor. “We believe that this is a justified shooting 100%,” Collins said. “There are three different perspectives or vantage points of the video. The kroger went up higher. The one on the side and the other side. It is clear he’s standing still. It is clear that the car hit him.” Collins said.

Glennon is a prosecutor out of Montgomery County called to handle this case. He said he plans to obtain justice. “Petty shoplifting is not a death sentence. A person has to present a threat of serious physical harm in order for an officer to use deadly force,” glennon said.