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MUNCIE, Ind. (WISH) – A jury on Wednesday convicted a 30-year-old Muncie man of murdering three members of the same family in July 2022, the Delaware County Prosecutor’s Office said.

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Another Muncie man, Daniel L. Jones, is scheduled for a jury trial in connection with the triple homicide. He faces two murder charges.

Muncie Police Department officers were dispatched around 4:50 a.m. on July 13, 2022 to a report of a burglary, robbery and shooting at a home on South Liberty Street. The bodies of Perdue and Skinner were found with gunshot wounds in the back of the house, police said.

Jones and Myers drove away from the home in a stolen, dark-colored GMC, according to police. According to court papers, Myers told Jones he shot his friend in the face, wrapped the body in plastic and then disposed of the body with his girlfriend’s help.

Musick’s body was found on July 14, 2022, near a Muncie Reservoir. Myers and Jones were arrested the same day.

In addition to the three murder convictions, the jury found Myers guilty of armed robbery; criminal incarceration; conspiracy to commit robbery resulting in serious bodily injury; and obstruction of justice.

A press release issued Wednesday from Prosecutor Eric M. Hoffman stated: “After the jury returned their verdict, the defendant admitted to using a firearm at the time of the murder, subjecting Myers to a sentence enhancement for the use of the firearm. . Myers also admitted to being a habitual offender, in that he has accumulated at least two prior felony convictions, “armed with a deadly weapon and armed robbery.”

As a result, Myers could face sentence enhancements for being a habitual offender and using firearms to commit crimes.

The prosecutor said in the release: “Make no mistake: Devin Myers is a very dangerous predator. He brutally executed three people from the same family.”

Hoffman said he hopes Myers will spend life in prison after his Dec. 20 sentencing.

Jones’ trial is scheduled to begin Nov. 18 in Delaware Circuit Court 5, where Myers was sentenced.

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