LEBANON, Ind. – Police arrested a suspect on a murder charge after finding a man dead inside a Lebanon home.

According to the Lebanon Police Department, officers received a tip around 6:45 p.m. Wednesday regarding a possible homicide at a home on S. West Street.

They found 64-year-old Donald Bowers dead. He had suffered “obvious traumatic injuries,” police said.

Shortly after making the discovery, police received information about a possible suspect nearby. They took 36-year-old Jacob Cram into custody.

Jail records show Cram was booked into the Boone County Jail early Thursday morning on a preliminary murder charge.

The case remains under investigation.

Assisting agencies included the Boone County Sheriff’s Office, Boone County Prosecutor’s Office, Boone County Coroner’s Office and

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