CONNERSVILLE – Special Prosecutor Jason Ray has announced Joshua Lee Farmer, 28, of Connersville has been charged with the August 16, 2022 murder of Thomas Combs.
Indiana State Police detectives from the Pendleton District responded to Dale Cemetery at 807 North Gregg Road, in Connersville, on a report of a deceased male. When officers arrived, they located the body of 53-year-old Thomas Combs of Connersville. Combs suffered gunshot wounds to his face and neck. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the Fayette County Coroner Cord Coyle.
He is also charged in the September 10, 2022 murder of Joshua Durham of Connersville investigated by the Connersville Indiana Police Department. Durham was found shot to death near the Connersville City Cemetery
The Indiana State Police Laboratory Division concluded forensic evidence found at both crime scenes linked Farmer to both of the victims.
Farmer was arrested and is being held without bond.
Farmer had an initial hearing on Friday, March 1, 2024.
