Monticello Live

The Ashley County Sheriff’s Office has made multiple arrests in the alledged murder of 17-year-old Josh Couser.

Detectives arrested Daylon Manning, Brandan Fields and an unidentified 16-year-old.

All are being charged with first degree murder. Their first court appearance will be Tuesday.

Sheriff Tommy Sturgeon said a passerby found Couser in a ditch on Ashley 16 around 8 a.m. Thursday. He had multiple gunshot wounds.

For more information about the case, including an interview with the deceased youth’s family, click here.

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