Former Pike County Deputy Joel Jenkins, who is accused of killing his neighbor when his gun discharged, has turned himself in to authorities on additional murder charges from an incident in March.
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A woman answering the phone in the office of an attorney listed in court records for Jenkins said Friday that he isn’t representing the former deputy.
Jenkins was charged with involuntary manslaughter, a third-degree felony, in connection with Brady’s death.
Investigators say 40-year-old Jason Brady died of a gunshot wound to the head. The chase wound its way through rural roads until it ended on Fields Hollow Road, near Latham, with shots fired by Dickerson and Jenkins, after Rooker’s Ford Ranger had gone off the road into a small ravine. Henderson reportedly is the brother of Richard Henderson, who was the sheriff at the time but resigned in May.
Officials said Rooker had led the deputies on a 15-mile chase before two of them opened fire on his truck.
No information was released about what happened at the scene of Rooker’s death. He also said the March shooting was already under investigation when the December 3 shooting occurred.
“It is possible, I sure hope not, but it is possible”, Pike County prosecutor Rob Junk told the paper when asked if it is possible that the gun involved in the shooting death of Jenkins’ neighbor could belong to the prosecutor. Attorney general spokesman Dan Tierney said it is believed that Jenkins will be served with the indictments Friday.
Both the prosecutor and the sheriff recused themselves from the cases involving Jenkins, asking that the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation handle the investigation.
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Jenkins’ attorney could not be immediately reached for comment.
