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CO who died after bonfire altercation was strangled to death

CO Uriah Wilson, 29, was off-duty when he was found dead following an altercation

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Pictured is Officer Uriah Wilson.

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By Corrections1 Staff

MARKLEVILLE, Ind. — An off-duty CO who was killed following an altercation around a bonfire died of strangulation, according to a coroner.

Last Thursday, police were called about a fight that broke out at a house. They found 29-year-old CO Uriah Wilson dead at the scene, WBIW reports. Witnesses told police that two men were sitting around a bonfire near the house when a fight broke out after shots were fired.

Police said they believe Wilson was visiting the house where the incident happened. Joseph Hartley, 29, was taken to custody as a person of interest in Wilson’s death.

No charges have been filed as the investigation continues.