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Sheriff: Man found dead in Morgan Co. home appears to have died from trauma

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MORGAN COUNTY, Ind. -- A homicide investigation is underway in Morgan County after a man was found dead at his home early Tuesday morning.

Deputies with the Morgan County Sheriff’s office responded to the home on North Gasburg Road in Mooresville around 7:30 a.m. after Jacob Searcy, 28, was found dead inside the home.  

The exact cause of death has not been determined but the sheriff’s office reports that the autopsy revealed Searcy had indications of trauma.

The death has been ruled a homicide and remains under investigation by the Morgan County Major Crime Task Force.

Anyone with information related to this crime is asked to contact the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office at (765) 342-5544