Three Suspects Arrested In Whitley Death Investigation
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Staff Report-
FORT WAYNE – The Indiana State Police death investigation that was initiated March 14, after the deceased body of Curtis E. Thomas was discovered on a rural Whitley County roadway, has now culminated with the arrest of three suspects alleged to have been involved in the homicide.
Late Friday and earlier Saturday, investigators from the Fort Wayne Post, Peru Post and Whitley County Sheriff's Department, following up on a weeks worth of investigative leads, successfully located and apprehended the alleged suspects without incident at three separate residences across north central Indiana – Fort Wayne, Logansport and Walton, according to a news release from ISP Fort Wayne District.
Mia S. Griffin, 34, of Fort Wayne, was taken into custody in Fort Wayne. She was transported and booked into custody at the Whitley County Jail, facing a preliminary charge of aiding in murder.
Robert Thomas Drake, 27 of Fort Wayne, was apprehended in Logansport. He was taken into custody without incident and transported to the Cass County jail (pending transfer to the Whitley County jail), where he will be booked into custody on a preliminary charge of murder.
Ashlynn McClain, 20, of Fort Wayne was apprehended in Walton. She was transported to the Whitley County jail, also being held on a preliminary charge of aiding in murder.
This continues to be an active criminal investigation. At this time there is no further information to release, according to the ISP.
