Suspects arrested in Adams County murder case

(WEST UNION, Ohio) – Two Highland County men have been arrested in connection with the 2020 murder of an 18-year-old in Adams County, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, Adams County Sheriff Kimmy Rogers and Adams County Prosecutor Aaron Haslam announced today.

Jordan Comer, 22, and Latyran “Ty” Haithcock, 25, both of Hillsboro, were arrested this morning without incident.

The arrest warrants issued Friday accuse Comer and Haithcock of causing the death of Boston Bloomfield on August 25, 2020, in the 200 block of Palmer Road in Seaman, a village in Adams County.

The arrests mark the culmination of an investigation by the Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the Adams County Sheriff's Office, with assistance from the Highland County Task Force, the Highland County District Attorney's Office and the Highland County Sheriff's Office.

The suspects were taken into custody with the assistance of the Fayette County Sheriff's Office and the Washington Court House Police Department.

Comer is being held in the Adams County Jail and Haithcock is being held in the Fayette County Jail. The Adams County District Attorney will review the case and present it to a grand jury.

Unless the guilt of an accused is proven in court, the presumption of innocence applies.

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