Daren Heath Woods, 46, of Lucasville, Ohio, was found dead from an apparent gunshot wound to the head on July 28, 2019. A 911 caller on Blue Run County Road reported that a man had shot himself; deputies arriving at the scene found Woods deceased but no weapon was located there. The body was sent to the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office for autopsy and the death was initially investigated as a possible homicide.

Investigators later arrested two Lucasville residents, Kelley Rania Alley, 43, and Duffie A. Osborne, 63, on a range of charges tied to the case. Charges include tampering with evidence, obstructing official business, having a weapon under a disability, inducing panic, and falsification, based on evidence deputies say contradicted Alley and Osborne’s initial account and indicated a fabricated story to hide a firearm’s presence. The case remains under investigation and additional charges could be presented to a Scioto County grand jury.

If anyone knew Woods or has information about what happened on Blue Run County Road that night, please come forward.