Local authorities help capture murder suspect
The Indiana State Police were joined by the Dubois County Sheriff’s Office, the Spencer County Sheriff’s Office and the Ferdinand Police Department in helping to capture a suspect in a homicide investigation in North Carolina.
On Saturday, September 2, 2023, the Indiana State Police Jasper Post was contacted by the Asheville, North Carolina Police Department in reference to assisting in the apprehension of a male suspect wanted for a homicide that occurred in Asheville in the early afternoon hours that day.
Troopers were informed the suspect’s vehicle was traveling west on I-64 near the 115-mile marker.
The Spencer County Sheriff’s Office, Dubois County Sheriff’s Office, and the Ferdinand Police Department assisted the Indiana State Police in attempting to locate the suspect’s vehicle.
State Trooper Connor Giesler located the vehicle and initiated a traffic stop on I-64 near the 66-mile marker. During the stop, Giesler determined the driver, Arturo Martinez-Cordero, 45, of North Carolina, was the wanted suspect law enforcement was searching for. Troopers also believed Arturo Martinez-Cordero was operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. He was taken into custody without incident on the murder warrant and additionally charged with possession of cocaine and operating while intoxicated.
The Dubois County Sheriff’s Office assisted by utilizing their K-9 and transporting Arturo Martinez-Cordero to the Dubois County Security Center, where he was processed on the following criminal charges without bond for the following counts
- Warrant, 1st Degree Murder, from Asheville, North Carolina (1 Count)
- Possession of Cocaine, Level 5 Felony (1 Count)
- Operating While Intoxicated with BAC .08 or higher, Class C Misdemeanor
- Operating While Intoxicated, Class C Misdemeanor
- Operating While Intoxicated Endangerment, Class A Misdemeanor
- Operating a Motor vehicle W/O receiving a license, Class C Misdemeanor