Indy Police Make Arrest in Connection to Man's Death
Indy Police Make Arrest in Connection to Man’s Death, Woman’s Injuries
INDIANAPOLIS — An arrest has been made after a man was found dead and a woman was seriously injured at a home on the east side of Indianapolis Thursday afternoon.
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said officers went to the 2100 block of S. Catherwood Avenue just before 3:30 after getting a call from a concerned neighbor. When they arrived, they found a man inside a house with trauma-related injuries.
Officers also found a woman who had multiple undisclosed injuries. She was taken to a local hospital in serious but stable condition.
On Friday, the Marion County Coroner’s Office identified the man who died as 81-year-old John Lloyd Pedigo.
After talking to witnesses, looking at nearby doorbell footage and canvassing the area, police learned about a possible suspect and his location.
The suspect, identified by the Greene County Sheriff’s Office as 54-year-old Bryan Pedigo, was arrested after being found on State Road 57 near Wagler Racetrack in Greene County. He suspected of driving while intoxicated and then taken to the Criminal Justice Campus in Indianapolis.
IMPD also got assistance from the Department of Natural Resources and Indiana State Police during their investigation.
Anyone with more information or surveillance video relating to the case is asked to call IMPD at 317-327-3475 or Crime Stoppers at 317-262-TIPS (8477).
