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April 2, 2024
NEWS RELEASE:
Holmes County Sheriff Timothy Zimmerly reports that a Morrow County man remains in custody this morning in the Richland County Jail after being captured following an extensive organized search yesterday afternoon that spanned both Holmes, and Ashland Counties. The man hunt began in Morrow County and extended into Richland and Knox Counties as the day progressed.
Joshua Boucher age 43 of Morrow County, was finally captured and arrested without incident by numerous law enforcement officers at around 1:53 p.m. yesterday afternoon. Boucher was found hiding in a crawl space of an unoccupied summer home that he had entered just off Township Road 457, in Washington Twp. The general location of Boucher whereabouts was confirmed by a K9 track to the residence. After Boucher was in custody he was turned over to Ashland County Deputies who initiated the initial pursuit. Boucher was identified as a suspect of a shooting that occurred earlier Monday morning in Morrow County.
Holmes County Deputies were notified by Ashland County that they and the Highway Patrol were in pursuit of Boucher at around Noon yesterday afternoon. The pursuit was heading towards Loudonville and may end up in Holmes County. The pursuit left State Route 60 just North of Loudonville and came into Holmes County on Township RD 458 near Township RD 457. Boucher lead pursuing officers to a storage facility just off State Route 3 near the Village of Loudonville before bailing from the vehicle and continued to flee on foot. A perimeter was quickly established, and the area secured by the numerous law enforcement agencies already on the scene.
Sheriff Zimmerly wishes to thank all those who called and assisted deputies with this investigation and locating the whereabouts of this individual.
Deputies were assisted by the Loudonville Police Department, Ohio State Highway Patrol Troopers, SRT, and Aviation, MEDWAY Agents, Ashland County Sheriff’s Office, Knox County Sheriff’s Office and Loudonville EMS.
This investigation is continuing.
Timothy W. Zimmerly, Sheriff
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