Person of interest in custody in Darke County double homicide case

DARKE COUNTY — The Darke County Sheriff’s Office has announced a person of interest in a Darke County double homicide, has been taken into custody, according to a spokesperson.

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At 9:15 p.m., the sheriff’s office received a notification from the Chicago Police that Adam Uchyn, 39, was in custody on a felony probation warrant unrelated to the homicide.

The Chicago and Elmhurst Police Departments each assisted in located Uchyn, the Darke County Sheriff’s office said.

Deputies are investigating a double homicide after two people were found dead inside of a Darke County home Friday morning.

Shortly before 5 a.m., two women came into the Darke County Sheriff’s Office to report a possible homicide, according to Darke County Sheriff Mark Whittaker.

Deputies responded to a house in the 4200 block of Weavers-Fort Jefferson Road to investigate and found the bodies of a man and a woman.

Whittaker says Uchyn is a known resident where the homicide is located.

“Homicides don’t happen often in Darke County, but when they do, we’re going to do our best, we’re going to do a thorough investigation and get to the bottom of it, and we will hold the responsible party responsible and see that they get prosecuted,” Whittaker told News Center 7.

The case remains under investigation.

Anyone with information on this case is asked contact the Darke County Sheriff’s Office at 937-548-2020.