Joseph Harold Wyatt, 66, of Mount Washington, Kentucky, was found fatally shot on a gravel road near Farnsley-Moreman Landing Park in southwest Jefferson County on the evening of June 14, 2018. Two people on motorcycles discovered his body and investigators from the Louisville Metro Police Department responded to the scene on Moorman Road.

Police say the killing involved a robbery; Mr. Wyatt’s car was reported stolen. He had been semi-retired, formerly employed by Newcomb Oil Five Star, and was a member of Bethany Baptist Church. William A. Johnson was arrested and charged with murder in connection with the case, with bail set at $100,000. Reports describe the apparent motive as a robbery that escalated to a fatal shooting, though some specifics of what happened that evening remain under investigation.

If anyone was in or near Farnsley-Moreman Landing Park on June 14, 2018, or has information about suspicious activity or the stolen vehicle, please come forward.