Jesse McCartney, Destiny Pittman, Joey McCartney (Image via Kokomo Police Department)
Two men were identified Thursday as suspects in the long-unsolved murder of 21-year-old Destiny Renee Pittman, who was shot to death in a Kokomo, Indiana home on Feb. 7, 2013.
Joey McCartney, 32, and Jesse McCartney, 36, are allegedly the two men responsible for the home invasion murder. According to the Kokomo Police Department, the younger McCartney was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals early Thursday morning at a residence in Graham, Kentucky. The older McCartney was arrested by U.S. Marshals and local police roughly two hours later—at 8 a.m.—at a residence in Kokomo.
Just one month ago, it was reported locally that investigators were still looking for answers. Authorities now allege that the two men committed burglary, robbery, and ultimately murder more than 10 years ago.
“On February 7, 2013 at approximately 9:33 pm, officers of the Kokomo Police Department were dispatched to 815 James Drive in reference to a shooting. Upon their arrival, officers located 21 year old Destiny Pittman suffering from a gunshot wound. Destiny was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators with the Kokomo Police Department have continued to investigate multiple leads on this case since 2013,” police said. “As a result of the continued investigation, along with citizens continuing to provide leads, investigators with the Criminal Investigations Section were able to obtain arrest warrants for two individuals.”
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The McCartneys each face charges of murder, robbery resulting in bodily injury, conspiracy to commit burglary resulting in bodily injury, and burglary, all felony charges.
An obituary from 2013 said that Pittman was born in Kokomo on Jan. 9, 1992 and died there on Feb. 7, 2013. Pittman would be 31 years old if she was still alive today.
This is a developing story.
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