ASHTABULA COUNTY, Ohio — A 23-year-old man from Paulding County was arrested Thursday afternoon in connection with a double homicide.
Authorities say the suspect was traveling on US 322 when he called the Orwell Police Department after the vehicle he was driving broke down. The call was then transferred to the Ashtabula County Sheriff’s Office, which dispatched deputies to assist the driver.
After they arrived at the scene, authorities say “he made statements indicating he may have been involved in a double homicide.”
Dispatchers called the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office, which confirmed two victims had been found dead earlier in the day.
The man was then taken into custody and transported to the Ashtabula County Jail where he awaits extradition. Paulding County is located in extreme western Ohio along the border with Indiana.
His name was not released.
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