Alabama homicide suspect arrested in Delaware County traffic stop
MUNCIE, Ind. — A man wanted on a homicide charge in Alabama was arrested Wednesday in Delaware County.
According to an Indiana State Police release, Teddy Donnel Cozart Jr., 20 — of Andalusia, Alabama, about 120 miles northeast of Mobile — was apprehended shortly after 4 p.m. following a traffic stop on U.S. 35, near Mount Pleasant southeast of Muncie.
The release said Trooper Corey Bell was patrolling in the area after receiving complaints from citizens about speeders, and pulled over a Ford Focus driven by Cozart tor traveling over the speed limit.
After the traffic stop, it was determined Cozart was the target of a warrant issued after a man was shot to death in Andalusia last October.
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According to news reports, 22-year-old Treyvous Cobbins of Evergreen, Alabama, was found suffering from a gunshot wound in a vehicle at an Andalusia apartment complex on Oct. 19. He later died at a local hospital.
Cozart was taken to the Delaware County jail to await extradition to Alabama. State police detectives are assisting Andalusia police in the investigation.
Douglas Walker is a news reporter at The Star Press. Contact him at 765-213-5851 or at dwalker@muncie.gannett.com.
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