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Last updated on Wednesday, May 23, 2018
(SALEM) - Washington Circuit Court Judge Larry Medlock sentenced Joshuah Rainbolt to 55 years in prison with five additional years to be served probation after his release, for murdering 20-year-old Blake Box-Skinner of Campbellsburg.
Joshuah Rainbolt
Rainbolt pleaded guilty in an open plea deal, meaning his sentence was up to Judge Medlock.
In exchange for his guilty plea to murder, the charges of obstruction of justice and the use of a firearm in the commission of a crime were dropped.
Blake Box-Skinner
According to a Washington Circuit Court probable cause affidavit, Rainbolt admitted to police he shot Blake Box-Skinner in the back of the head with a shotgun, then moved Box-Skinner's body to a shed at 10609 W. Lost River Road. Rainbolt placed the body under a washing machine. Rainbolt told police he then drove to the Ft. Ritner Bridge off White River Road and threw the shotgun into the White River.
State Trooper Jonathan Cain, who is Box-Skinner's uncle, had visited the home with Blake's parents - Carol Box and Derek Skinner. The family were concerned because they had not heard from their son in several days and had reported him missing.
When they arrived, the parents entered the home and found their son's phone inside and knew something was wrong. Trooper Cain then checked outbuildings on the property and discovered the body.
Police then contacted Rainbolt by phone and asked him to come in for an interview. Police say he admitted to killing Blake.
On January 12, 2017, police arrested Rainbolt on charges of murder and a felony charge of obstruction of justice. The charge of the use of a firearm in the commission of a crime was added later.
Police have not released a motive for the murder.
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