WARRICK CO. – An arrest has been made in the death investigation of Manuel E. Heaton, 27, of Evansville.
Indiana Conservation Officers and the Warrick County Sheriff’s Office report that Johnathon Buza, 40, of Evansville, has been charged with murder, felony murder, robbery resulting in serious bodily injury and unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon.
Buza is being held at the Warrick County Jail.
Indiana Conservation Officers began their death investigation after a body was discovered on the morning of April 22, at the Bluegrass Fish and Wildlife Area in northwest Warrick County.
At approximately 7:30 a.m., a passerby located the body at St. Johns Road and Kansas Road, near the Scaup Pit and immediately contacted authorities. The Warrick County Coroner’s Office took possession of the body and an autopsy was scheduled.
The body was identified as Manuel Eduardo Heaton, 27, of Evansville and his death was ruled a homicide.
