Suspect identified in east side Columbus apartment shooting

John I. Cornett Submitted photo
John I. Cornett
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Staff Reports

A Columbus man has been arrested and jailed in a shooting Sunday that occurred in an east side apartment.

John I. Cornett, 34, of Columbus, has been arrested and is jailed on a preliminary felony charge of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, said Lt. Matt Harris, Columbus Police Department spokesman.

Cornett is accused of shooting Joshua L. Music, 32, of Edinburgh, who has been hospitalized from injuries sustained in the shooting, Harris said.

Music was shot multiple times Sunday afternoon inside an apartment at Quail Run Apartments in an incident reported at 2:22 p.m. Sunday inside the apartment building at 1085 Robert Drive, Harris said.

An individual took Music to Columbus Regional Hospital, about six blocks north of where the shooting occurred, before an ambulance could arrive, Harris said.

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From Columbus Regional, Music was transported by medical helicopter to Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, Harris said.

Cornett is being held in the Bartholomew County Jail without bond on a 48-hour hold, giving Columbus police additional time to complete their investigation and the county prosecutor’s office time to make a decision on filing of formal criminal charges.

See Tuesday’s print edition of The Republic for additional information.