KSP troopers arrest murder suspect from Indiana in Lyon County, KY

LYON COUNTY, Ky. (KBSI) – Kentucky State Police arrested 16-year-old murder suspect from Indiana after a weekend long surveillance detail in Lyon County.

KSP Post 1 was notified by the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office on Friday, April 19 of information they received from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office in Indiana who was assisting the Lake Station Police Department in Indiana with a murder investigation.

They received information that the suspect had traveled to a relative’s house in the Eddy Creek area of Lyon County, Ky.

KSP Post 1 troopers and detectives conducted surveillance through the weekend at the property the suspect was believed to be at.

The suspect was seen on the property around 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 21. He was arrested.

The murder investigation is being conducted by the Lake Station Police Department in Indiana.