COLUMBUS, Ind. — The Bartholomew County Prosecutor’s office filed formal charges Monday of Level 1 felony murder and rape and Level 6 felony auto theft against Bobby N. Truitt II, 19, of 2710 E. Southern Crossing, Columbus.
The charges were filed in Bartholomew Superior Court 1 accusing Truitt of killing Sharon Lovins, believed to be Truitt’s great-aunt, on Sept. 27 at her home in Waynesville.
Truitt is currently being held in the Bartholomew County Jail, according to jail officials.
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