PREBLE COUNTY, OH – A mysterious case unfolded Monday night on Interstate 70, leading investigators from the Preble County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) and the Ohio State Highway Patrol on a perplexing journey from an unusual traffic incident to a morbid discovery.
The incident began when PCSO and the patrol were alerted to a vehicle moving eastbound in the westbound lanes of I-70 near the Indiana state boundary, around 5:15 pm. Upon reaching the location, authorities failed to locate the reported vehicle.
However, approximately four hours later, the law enforcement teams were once again summoned to the area. This time, the vehicle in question was found abandoned in a ditch located off the north side of I-70, near the US 35 on-ramp.
Upon inspection, authorities were met with a chilling sight- 31-year-old driver Alysha Rountree, a resident of Pryor, Oklahoma, and passenger Robert Wilson III, also 31 and previously from Twinsburg, Ohio, were found deceased inside the car with apparent gunshot wounds.
Investigations are now underway under the treatment of the incident as a murder-suicide. The PCSO, the Preble County Coroner’s Office, and the Pryor Creek Oklahoma Police Department are determined to uncover the events leading to the unfortunate demise of the two acquaintances.