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- An Indiana couple helped police arrest a man wanted for a fatal accident after they discovered he was their houseguest.
- Police arrested John Killough Jr., 52, and charged him with leaving the scene of the accident, which resulted in death.
- Killough is charged with beating and killing 11-year-old Kyson Beatty and fleeing the scene.
An Indiana couple desperately called the police after they found their house guest was wanted for the fatal accident involving an 11-year-old boy.
Kyson Beatty, a sixth grader of Perry Middle School, was hit by a vehicle on December 11th on Wicker Street, south of Indianapolis.
Beatty, who had ridden a small motorcycle, was loud a. Declared dead at the scene release from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.
The police later identified a low loader as an interesting vehicle and looked for the driver.
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.
A week later, Katie Book and Craig King said a man identified as John Killough Jr. showed up at their home on December 17 and asked for accommodation. They recognized Killough as a neighbor’s friend.
“They started talking and (Killough) wanted to stay in the RV and (King) said, ‘Well, you could stay the night,'” said Book CBS 4.
“We let him in to warm up this morning, fed him, and let him shower,” added Book. “He was definitely nervous.”
At this point, Book opened Facebook and saw Killough’s picture along with the information that he was wanted by the police in connection with the deadly hit-and-run the previous week.
“I freaked out and jumped up,” Book said, adding that she called the police. “I say, ‘That’s the guy, that’s the guy.'”
Police arrested Killough, 52, at Book and King’s home on the 3500 block on Orange Street, about 15 miles northeast of the location where the hit-and-run took place on Wicker Street.
Prison records show that Killough was charged with leaving the site of an accident resulting in death, driving a vehicle as a habitual traffic offender, and possessing methamphetamine.
Last week the Decatur Youth Football League held a vigil for 11-year-old Beatty. Meanwhile a GoFundMe for Beatty’s family raised over $ 19,000.
Book said Beatty’s father came to their home to thank them personally.
“He said, ‘At least now, before I retire my son on Monday, I’ll graduate because he knows he’s behind bars,'” Book told CBS 4.
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