Arrests in connection with the 2020 murder of an 18-year-old in Adams County

WEST UNION, Ohio (WKRC) – Authorities announced Saturday that two men were arrested in connection with the 2020 murder of an 18-year-old in Adams County.

Jordan Comer, 22, and Latyran “Ty” Haithcock, 25, both of Hillsboro, were arrested Saturday morning. Arrest warrants were issued Friday accusing 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 Prosecutor's Office and the Highland County Sheriff's Office,” said a press release from Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost.

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. Defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.