MARION, Ind. (WANE) – A tip led police to the second suspect in a March homicide in the Wabash County town of La Fontaine.
Police served a search warrant at 1814 E. 38th St., Marion, where they believed Corey Kelch, 22, was staying. Officers from Indiana State Police and Marion police surrounded the home about 3:45 p.m Friday.
Kelch eventually came out of the home peacefully and was taken into custody. He was transported to the Wabash County Jail.
Indiana State Police said Monday that Kelch was wanted on charges of murder and robbery related to the April 25 death of Jordan Richards. A nurse found Richards’ body inside his home in the 100 block of Clear Creek Drive in La Fontaine. Richards had a medical condition that required a nurse to check on him twice daily, state police said.
An autopsy showed Richards died of a gunshot wound.
After the killing, police found several firearms and cash had been stolen from Richards’ home.
Detectives then were granted arrest warrants for 21-year-old Kaleb Marin and Kelch.
Marin died in two-vehicle crash in southern Wabash County on Sunday. One of the stolen guns was reportedly found inside the car he was riding in, police said.
Information about this case can be reported by calling the Indiana State Police Peru Post at 800-382-0689 or 765-473-6666. Information can also be provided to the Wabash County Sheriff’s Department by calling 260-563-8891.
LA FOUNTAINE, Ind. (WISH) – A 22-year-old man found dead earlier this week was murdered, Indiana State Police said Friday.
Around 9:30 a.m., Wabash County sheriff’s deputies were called to a home in the 100 block of Clear Creek Drive after a 911 caller reported a possible death there, according to WANE-TV, a sister station of WISH-TV. Authorities arrived and found Jordan Richards dead inside. According to police, Richard lived at the home.
An autopsy Thursday at Parkview Wabash Hospital by forensic pathologist Dr. Thomas Sozio found Richards died in a homicide from a gunshot wound, state police said.
In a news release Wednesday, state police said a home health care nurse who had been making daily checks on Richards found him. Richards had a medical condition that required a nurse to check on him twice daily, state police said.
La Fountaine is a town of 850 about 60 miles northeast of Indianapolis.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call Indiana State Police detectives at the Indiana State Police Peru Post at 1-800-382-0689 (inside Indiana) or (765) 473-6666. Information can also be provided to the Wabash County Sheriff’s Office by calling (260) 563-8891.