Suspect in Bullitt County homicide arrested in Indiana

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Authorities in Indiana have arrested a man wanted for murder in Bullitt County.

According to the Indiana State Police, 33-year-old Anthony W. Allen was captured by the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force. He is currently being held in the Vanderburgh County Detention Center in Evansville, Indiana.

"We're very thankful and pleased that we've got this violent criminal off the streets," Bullitt County Sheriff Walt Sholar said.

He was taken into custody on Interstate 64, north of Evansville, along with his girlfriend, Tonya Middleton, 42, of Louisville. She's charged with assisting a criminal.

Middleton is a truck driver. When police conducted a traffic stop of her truck they found Allen inside the tractor trailer.

Allen was wanted for the murder of 33-year-old Robert Wendell Bailey Jr.

"It was a very sad day for the Bailey family," Sholar said. "They're laying Robert Bailey to rest today, but we're very glad they were able to Anthony Allen."

Bailey was found on the morning of Saturday, Feb. 8, suffering from "life threatening injuries" at 170 Clermont Road, a construction site near Preston Highway in Shepherdsville, Kentucky. He was taken to Jewish South Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The Bullitt County Sheriff's Office believes Bailey was the victim of an assault that occurred at a house on Delk Road, a little more than three miles from where he was found by deputies. Investigators haven't said how or why Bailey ended up at the construction site.

Neighbors like Robin Nalley say hearing about something like this is surprising for Bullitt County.

"It's just sad. I mean, I've lived here my whole life, no big issues," she said. "Now I'll be thinking, 'OK, who's roaming around the neighborhood?' My kids won't be able to go outside and play without constant eye on them."

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