Crime & Safety

Police Looking For Homicide Suspect In Ohio

Investigators are looking for Jon-Eric Burggraf in connection to a 39-year-old's death.

Investigators are looking Jon-Eric Burggraf in connection to a homicide in Ohio.
Investigators are looking Jon-Eric Burggraf in connection to a homicide in Ohio. (BCI)

WAVERLY, OH — On Monday, police found the body of a 39-year-old man near Waverly, in Pike County. Now state law enforcement are looking for Jon-Eric Burggraf in connection to the man's death. Burggraf is considered armed and dangerous.

Charles Michael Meadows, Jr. was found dead on Monday. The Bureau of Criminal Investigation said Burggraf is a suspect in Meadows' death. Burggraf also has an active felony warrant for possessing a weapon under disability.

Burggraf is a white man, weighing 175 pounds and standing 5 feet 9 inches tall. He has red hair and green eyes. He is being pursued by the Bureau of Criminal Investigations (BCI), the Pike County Sheriff’s Office, the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the U.S. Marshals Service and the Department of Homeland Security.

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Anyone who sees Burggraf should call 911. Any information on his whereabouts can be reported to the Pike County Sheriff’s Office at 740-947-2111 or to BCI at 855-BCI-OHIO.

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