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20-Year-Old Campbellsburg Man Arrested For Roomates Murder

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A 20-year-old Campbellsburg man was arrested Thursday evening for the murder of his male roommate.

Blake Andrew Box-Skinner, 20, was found dead of an apparent gunshot wound to the head in a shed near 10906 Lost River Road in Campbellsburg.

Joshuah Wayne Emerson Rainbolt has been arrested for the murder of his roommate.
Indiana State Police responded to this crime scene near Campbellsburg Thursday evening.

Around 6:30 pm, troopers from the Indiana State Police Post at Sellersburg and deputies from the Washington County Sheriff’s Department, went to the address. 

Officers responded to that address after family members of the occupant of the residence, had not been seen or heard from him in a couple of days.
 
When officers arrived at the location, a complete search was completed looking for Box-Skinner. 
 
During the search, Box-Skinner’s deceased body was located in an outbuilding on the property covered with debris.

Indiana State Police Detectives and Indiana State Police Crime Scene Investigators responded to the scene.
 
During the investigation, detectives from the Indiana State Police spoke with Box-Skinner’s roommate, Joshuah Wayne Emerson Rainbolt, 20 years old.

After speaking to Rainbolt, Indiana State Police Detectives placed him under arrest for the Murder of Box-Skinner.

He was also charged with Obstruction of Justice, Felony and Improper Disposal of a Corpse, Felony. He was incarcerated at the Washington County Jail awaiting his first court appearance.
 

An autopsy was completed this morning on Blake Andrew Box-Skinner at the Kentucky Medical Examiner’s Office in Louisville, KY.

The autopsy showed the preliminary cause of death to Blake Andrew Box-Skinner was a gun shot wound to the head area.

The official and final autopsy results will not be released until toxicology tests are completed which usually takes six to eight weeks.