May 29, 2020
By: Dwayne Page
A man wanted for first degree murder in Bedford County was arrested at a home in Dowelltown Thursday night.
25 year old Colby Ray Watford is charged in Bedford County with first degree murder and is under a one million dollar bond. He will soon make a court appearance in Bedford County.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said that detectives from the Shelbyville Police Department contacted DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department detectives Thursday, May 28 about assisting in the arrest of Watford at his home at 136 South Mill Street in Dowelltown. Later in the evening, detectives with the Shelbyville Police Department along with detectives and patrol deputies from the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department and Sheriff Patrick Ray went to the residence and took Watford into custody without incident.
Officers later obtained a search warrant and executed it at Watford’s home looking for more evidence.
So far, no charges are pending on Watford in DeKalb County.