Lima Police say they have arrested a teen wanted in connection to a deadly shooting near Meat City in early march.
Police say they learned through various means of communications and their continuing investigation that 16-year-old Albert McDowell, III was in the area and would possibly be in a vehicle traveling south on I-75. They say they worked with the Ohio State Highway Patrol to conduct a traffic stop on this vehicle to verify if this was in fact McDowell driving.
They say the vehicle was pulled over around 1 p.m. on Saturday near a rest area close to exit 80 on I-75 South. Police say McDowell got out of the car and started running. After a short pursuit, he was caught and arrested.
McDowell was brought back to Lima and is currently in the Juvenile Detention Center, police said.
On March 7, police were called to Meat City along East Kibby Street just after 8 p.m. They found 19-year-old Daveon Petaway of Lima with a gunshot wound to the abdomen. He was taken to Lima Memorial Hospital and succumbed to his injuries just after 9:30 p.m.
