2 charged after body found along Indiana County road
EAST WHEATFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) -- Two people were charged after a body was found along a road in Indiana County last week.
Police said 44-year-old Daryl Lee of Johnstown was found dead with a gunshot wound along Route 403 in East Wheatfield Township on July 14. His death was under investigation as a homicide.
Justin Green, 41, and Brooke Pullin, 30, both of Johnstown, are facing charges, including abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence and receiving stolen property in Lee's death, the Cambria County district attorney announced on Wednesday. Green was also charged with criminal homicide and robbery. Both are in the Cambria County Prison.
In a press conference on Thursday, Investigators said Lee worked as a landscaper and was doing jobs with Green. The two lived next to each other, along with Green's girlfriend, Pullin. Police said the victim did not have a car and the suspects gave him rides.
Police believe Lee was shot along Franklin Street in Johnstown on July 13 and his body was later dumped in East Wheatfield Township. The vehicle involved in the shooting is a 2013 Toyota Tundra with blue and gray-colored body panels and a white-colored tailgate.
Officials said evidence shows the victim's body was inside the cab of the truck and in the bed of the truck, and the couple's child may have been with them.
"Investigators also have information to indicate that the vehicle may have traveled to Maryland during the timeframe of July 13 through July 14," police said in a release
Authorities say a key piece of evidence that led to the suspects being charged in this case: the hair found on the victim's body. They added that one of the victim's bank cards was found on the two suspects.
"One item of note found during the autopsy was a multi-colored hair found on the victim's collar area," Trooper Cliff Greenfield said.
What police don't know is why the murder happened.
"The weapon has yet to be recovered hopefully," Cambria County District Attorney Gregory Neugebauer said. "We obviously hope to recover what is believed to be a shotgun."
Police say Green and Pullin both went by other names. They also have a 1-year-old child together. That child is now in the custody of Children and Youth Services
Preliminary hearings are scheduled for Aug. 2. Anyone with information to contact state police at 724-357-1960.