PREBLE COUNTY — The Preble County Sheriff’s Office at press time continued an investigation into the deaths of two individuals found deceased in a vehicle on Interstate 70 on Monday, June 3.
According to a press release from PCSO Chief Deputer Mike Spitler, on Monday, at approximately 5:15 p.m. the Preble County Sheriff’s Office along with the Ohio State Highway Patrol were dispatched to I-70 at the Indiana state line regarding a vehicle traveling eastbound in the westbound lane of travel.
“Law enforcement was immediately in the area and patrolled the area, however, was unable to locate the vehicle,” the release noted.
At approximately 9:17 p.m., deputies were dispatched back to the area regarding a vehicle that was seen in a ditch believed to be disabled, according to the release.
“The vehicle was sitting on the north side of I-70 in a ditch on the side of the U.S. 35 on ramp which is currently closed due to construction,” the release noted. “A Wayne County Indiana Sheriff’s Deputy along with Preble County Deputies and OSP responded to the area and located the vehicle. The vehicle is believed to be the same vehicle that units had been dispatched to earlier in the shift, regarding wrong way driving on the interstate. Law enforcement officers discovered two deceased persons in the vehicle with apparent gunshot wounds. The scene was secured and investigated, and an autopsy was performed on the deceased on Monday, June 4, at the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office.”
“The matter is preliminarily being investigated as a murder/suicide,” the release noted. “The deceased occupants of the vehicle have been identified as driver 31-year-old Alysha M. Rountree of Pryor, Oklahoma and an acquaintance, 31-year-old Robert L. Wilson III, formerly of Twinsburg and currently at-large.”
Investigation into the matter continues by the Preble County Sheriff’s Office, the Preble County Coroner’s Office, and the Pryor Creek Oklahoma Police Department.
No additional information was available at press time.
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