Charges held against Muddy Creek homicide suspect
SLIPPERY ROCK — Homicide charges were held against a Muddy Creek Township homicide suspect after a nearly five-hour long preliminary hearing Wednesday.
District Judge Joseph Nash heard testimony from six witnesses before holding the charges and denying bond for Daniel C. Lloyd, 20, of Pitcairn.
Lloyd was charged in June with two counts of felony homicide in relation to the death of Frederick Orr, 32, of Columbus.
Orr’s body was found around 3:30 a.m. June 11 along Kelly Road, which spans a little less than 2 miles between East Portersville and Yellow Creek roads. Butler County Coroner William Young III later confirmed Orr died from a fatal gunshot wound to the head.
At the Wednesday hearing, Officer Jennifer Cantella, state police criminal investigator, recalled arriving at the scene on Kelly Road at 4:47 a.m. when Orr had been already identified by state troopers.
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