GUERNSEY COUNTY, Ohio — A Mount Vernon woman and a Newcomerstown man are arrested in connection to the death of a Newark man in Guernsey County and deputies are still searching for a person of interest in the case.
The Guernsey County Sheriff's Office said a woman called 911 call around 9:30 a.m. on August 23 saying her friend had been shot while they were on the side of Zion Road near the rural area of Kimbolton.
The sheriff's office said the woman who called said they were trying to get someone to help them when their vehicle became disabled.
When deputies arrived, 29-year-old Alexander Anderson lying in the road with multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The sheriff's office said 27-year-old Katelyn Null, of Mount Vernon, was arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit murder and complicity to commit murder in connection to Anderson's death.
Null is in jail awaiting a bond hearing.
Sheriff Jeffrey Paden said 25-year-old Jacob Harper of Newcomerstown, a murder suspect in the case, was taken into custody Wednesday in West Virginia.
He is awaiting extradition back to Ohio.
Joshua Jackson, 30 from Uhrichsville, is a person of interest and is still being sought.
He should be considered armed and dangerous, the sheriff's office said.
If anyone sees Jackson or knows where he is, they are asked to call 911 or their local law enforcement agency.
