Rewards Offered for Information on One Year Old Case in Allen County

The Allen County Sheriff’s Office and Crime Stoppers held a press conference Wednesday morning to talk about a case from November of last year.

According to a release, on November 8, 2020 deputies were dispatched to the 700 block of North Phillips Road for a report of a person lying in the roadway. 

They found Billy Brown, who was deceased and lying along the roadway. 

The autopsy revealed he had died from massive head trauma. 

Through their investigation, Allen County detectives discovered that Brown had been visiting his mother’s residence on North Phillips Road prior to leaving on foot in the early morning hours, and he was found dead several hours later. 

Brown’s family is offering a $2,000 reward and Crime Stoppers is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons responsible for this crime.

If you have any information, call the Allen County Sheriff’s Office Detective Bureau at 419-227-3535, or Allen County Crime Stoppers at 419-229-STOP (7867).