Police: Body found in field near Whiteland motel
UPDATE: The man found dead in a Whiteland field on Tuesday has been identified as 39-year-old Dennis Brown of Whiteland, the Johnson County Coroner’s office said Wednesday. The coroner’s office says Brown was identified by his fingerprints. An autopsy showed there were no signs of foul play and a final ruling on Brown’s cause of death is awaiting toxicology results.
WHITELAND, Ind. (WISH) — An unidentified male body was found Tuesday morning in a field near a Whiteland motel, according to the Johnson County Coroner’s Office.
The body was found at around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday near the Wishing Well Motel on U.S. 31, about 4.5 miles south of Franklin.
Johnson County Coroner Michael D. Pruitt said Tuesday night that the male has been identified through fingerprints and the family has been notified, but his name will not be released until Wednesday. An autopsy to determine the cause of death is set for Wednesday morning.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Whiteland Police Department at 317-535-8100 or the Johnson County Coroner’s Office at 317-738-6031.
News 8 has reached out to Whiteland police for additional information.