Man arrested in Tennessee after body found in house fire in Kentucky

WARREN COUNTY, Ky. — A person was arrested in Clarksville, Tennessee after a physique was present in a home hearth in Warren County, Kentucky, officers say.

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In a information launch, Warren County Sheriff’s Workplace stated that on Monday simply earlier than 4 a.m., deputies had been contacted to assist with a fireplace at 678 Penns Chapel Highway. As soon as deputies arrived on the scene, the home was absolutely engulfed in flames. As soon as the fireplace was put out, hearth crew members discovered a useless man inside the home. He was recognized as Wendell Leon Reynolds Jr.

An post-mortem was carried out. The sheriff’s workplace stated that the accidents had been inconsistent with a fireplace publicity as the reason for demise, based on WKRN.

Authorities carried out extra interviews and had been capable of develop an individual of curiosity, based on WKRN.

Warren County Sheriff’s Workplace detectives went to Clarksville, Tennessee for a second interview with the suspect, Sean Birge, 28. Through the interview, Warren County Sheriff’s Workplace stated Birge confessed to murdering Reynolds.

Birge was arrested and stored on the Montgomery County Jail in Tennessee on a warrant that was issued with the Warren County Commonwealth’s Legal professional’s Workplace for homicide, arson, tampering with bodily proof, and abuse of a corpse, based on Warren County Sheriff’s Workplace.

Birge is awaiting extradition from Tennessee again to Kentucky, Warren County Sheriff’s Workplace stated.

“These aiding on the scene or with this investigation had been the Bowling Inexperienced Fireplace Division Investigators, Richardsville Volunteer Fireplace Division, JC Kirby Nook’s Workplace, Bowling Inexperienced Police and Warren County Sheriff’s Workplace Crime Scene Processors, and Medical Middle EMS. I’d wish to additionally thank the Clarksville TN. Police for his or her help in facilitating their division to conduct our interview,” stated Warren County Sheriff’s Workplace.

No additional data has been launched.