COLUMBUS, Ind. – The Columbus Police Department announced Monday that a Bartholomew County man has been apprehended in connection to a fatal incident near Indianapolis Road early last Friday.
As a result of an investigation in conjunction with CPD and the Bartholomew County Death Investigation Team, law enforcement arrested Joshua R. Davis, 43, of Columbus, on a preliminary charge of murder.
On September 16, police were dispatched to the area of Indianapolis and Tellman Roads around 1:40 a.m. where they found Coy Wayne Thompson, 61, of Columbus, near the woodline. Thompson was taken to Columbus Regional Health where he was pronounced dead.
The suspect is incarcerated at Bartholomew County Jail. The investigation is ongoing, per CPD’s Lt. Matt Harris.
