OWEN COUNTY, Ind. — The Owen County Sheriff's Department says a man suspected of murder is in custody.
Police said Edwin L. Bland, 51, is suspected of murdering Leroy F. Sherfield, 41, Saturday, Oct. 17 at a residence on Sherfield Road.
An autopsy confirmed Sherfield had been stabbed multiple times in the neck and died from those injuries.
Police issued an alert to the public for help locating Bland on Tuesday, believing he had returned to the Indianapolis area after fleeing to Kentucky.
Police said in a Facebook update Wednesday that Bland was in custody.
