CARMEL, Ind. — Police in Huntsville, Alabama, say a Greencastle, Indiana, man suspected in a recent homicide was arrested Aug. 30 in Carmel.
According to a Huntsville Police Department spokesperson, 28-year-old Damon Blinks has been formally charged with capital murder in connection with a robbery and shooting that happened in Huntsville on Monday, Aug. 28.
The spokesperson said officers discovered a body on Aug. 29 after getting a report of an unresponsive person lying in the parking lot.
Devin Tyler McDonald, 23, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Around 9:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 30, Carmel police said they located McDonald's vehicle on Willomere Drive, near East 111th Street and Westfield Boulevard.
Officers tried to stop the stolen vehicle, but the suspect, later identified as Blinks, fled from officers at high rates of speed. When Blinks eventually stopped, he allegedly ran on foot on Aqueduct Way and was quickly apprehended by police officers.
Police took Blinks to the Hamilton County Jail and he has been charged with unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon and resisting law enforcement. He is awaiting extradition to Huntsville for a capital murder charge.
Anyone with additional information on the incident is asked to call the Carmel Police Department at 317-571-2500.
