Indianapolis man convicted of killing dad, leaving body in Brownsburg storage unit

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A person was convicted Thursday for the 2019 homicide of his father after a three-day jury trial, in keeping with the Marion County Prosectutor’s Workplace.

Jeremy Farmer was arrested for his father, Roger Farmer’s disappearance on February 2021. Roger had not been seen since Nov. 22, 2019.

Within the weeks following Roger’s disappearance, quite a few financial institution transactions had been made on his account, in keeping with a launch. One of many transactions got here from Lowe’s House Enchancment retailer, buying an array of cleansing provides, gloves, a trash can, and a flashlight.

Video footage confirmed Jeremy finishing the purchases on the retailer.

Investigators revealed that Roger’s telephone by no means left the west facet of Indianapolis however was sending messages to numerous recipients. Nevertheless, the police say that the grammatical model of the texts didn’t match Roger’s typical model.

After a number of interviews with Roger’s pals, investigators discovered that he and Jeremey had a fractured relationship and that Jeremy had stolen cash from his father previously.

Roger’s stays had been discovered on the Ameri-Stor Self Storage within the 1400 block of North Inexperienced Road on Might 13, 2021, which Jeremy had rented in November 2019. Coroners decided Roger Farmer, 58, was shot within the head, and his dying was dominated a murder.

A sentencing listening to has been scheduled for April 28 at 1 p.m.