JENNINGS COUNTY, IN — Indiana State Police and the Jennings County Sheriff’s Office began a death investigation Thursday after a body was found along State Road 3 in northern Jennings County.
At around 12 pm Thursday, the Jennings County Sheriff’s Office was called to State Road 3 near the Jennings/Decatur County line after an Indiana Department of Transportation mowing crew located the body of a dead man near the roadway. Indiana State Police responded to assist in the investigation.
The victim was soon identified as 27-year-old Joseph T. Gill of North Vernon. Gill had been reported missing approximately two days prior and had not been located until his body was discovered.
The joint investigation by the Indiana State Police and Jennings County Sheriff’s Office is ongoing. Anyone with information about the investigation is urged to contact the Jennings County Sheriff’s Office.
State Road 3 was closed in the area for approximately two hours while the investigation was ongoing.
The Westport Police Department, Decatur County Sheriff’s Office, North Vernon Police Department, Westport Fire Department, Jennings County Coroner’s Office, and Indiana Department of Transportation assisted with the initial investigation.
(Indiana State Police/Sgt. Stephen Wheeles press release)
