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Bartholomew County police arrest suspect in woman's death

Bobby Truitt II was taken into custody Tuesday evening.
Credit: Bartholomew County Sheriff photo
Bartholomew County Sheriff Matthew A. Myers escorts Bobby Truitt II Tuesday, September 29, 2020.

COLUMBUS, Ind. — Bartholomew County said late Tuesday a person was in custody in connection with a woman's death.

Police were called to the 2700 block of South East Street in Waynesville Monday morning for a possible cardiac arrest.

Deputies located a deceased woman with suspicious injuries.

For Immediate Release Bartholomew County Sheriff September 29, 2020 Investigators working on the death of a woman found...

Posted by Sheriff Matt Myers on Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Police said Tuesday evening that Bobby Truitt II is in custody at the Bartholomew County Jail.

Truitt was taken into custody with a 48-hour hold. BCSD said he was found in Indianapolis by multiple police agencies.

Preliminary charges include murder, rape and auto theft.  

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