May 1, 1980

Body of 'Witness' identified

       The body of a man found lying beside a lane east of Greenwood yesterday has been identified by authorities as a witness in a recent shooting incident at Speedway. The murder victim, Steven W. Presley, 24, 3400 block of W. 10^th, Indianapolis, was shot three times in the head according to Sgt. William Bradley, of the Johnson County Sheriff’s Department. Presley was found about 7 a.m. by Clifford Meadows, a resident of the area, as he was leaving for work. “It appears he was shot with a 38 caliber gun,” Bradley said. The body was found along Morgantown Road just south of the Johnson-Marion county line. No weapon was found. An autopsy was conducted yesterday at Johnson County Hospital in Franklin. The body was fully clothed but had no identification, Bradley said. “We traced him to relatives through an envelope found in his clothing,” Bradley said. “The envelope had his name on it.” Speedway Det. A.N. Ellwanger said Presley was in the car of another Indianapolis man arrested in connection with an April 19^th shooting incident at the Classic Motor Lodge in Speedway.   See related stories HERE and HERE.  (Reprinted with permission from the Indianapolis News)

 

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