OWEN COUNTY, Ind. – Deputies arrested a man in connection with the death of a Bloomington man whose body was found near the Owen-Monroe county line.
The Owen County Sheriff’s Office took 25-year-old Quentin Porter Jr. into custody. He had been sought on an arrest warrant in the murder of Malik Sims.
On July 15, a passerby discovered Sims’ body along Stephenson Road. Investigators initially characterized the case as a death investigation, but an autopsy confirmed Sims died from a single gunshot wound to the head.
Family members became worried when Sims failed to come home the night before; no one could get in contact with him. His roommate pinged his phone to a rural area.
When the roommate went to the location, he saw caution tape and police there, as the passerby had come across Sims’ body by that time.
Detectives with the Owen County Sheriff’s Office arrested Porter on Wednesday. Indiana State Police, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department and Bloomington Police Department assisted in the investigation.
“This is an example of what law enforcement can do when we work together,” said Owen County Sheriff Ryan White. “All the agencies involved have worked endlessly since we first received the call on July 15th. We put our resources together in one cohesive effort to bring justice for Malik. I cannot thank our partner agencies enough for their assistance with this case.”
Investigators haven’t commented on a possible motive in the case. Sims’ family previously said they feared someone killed him and left him to die.
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