POLICE INVESTIGATE BODY FOUND ALONG CARROLL CO. ROAD

(FINKSBURG, MD) – An investigation is underway into the death of a Baltimore County man whose body was found this morning along a Carroll County road.

The deceased is identified as Justin A. Ogle, 20, of the 6100-block of Lori Lane, Elkridge, Md. His body has been taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore for an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of death.

At about 7:00 a.m. today, a jogger was running along Patapsco Road, about two-tenths of a mile east of Bethel Road, when she saw the body of a man lying on the bank between the roadway and a pasture. She contacted a nearby resident who called 911.

Carroll County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the scene, as did EMS personnel. The man, later identified as Ogle, was pronounced dead at the scene. Sheriff’s deputies secured the area and contacted criminal investigators.

Investigators from the Maryland State Police Homicide Unit, the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, and the Carroll County State’s Attorney’s Office responded to the scene. Crime scene technicians from the State Police and Sheriff’s Office also responded. A Maryland State Police helicopter was called to the scene to enable crime scene technicians to take aerial photographs of the area.

Investigators found no visible signs of trauma on the body. They will await information from the medical examiner regarding a cause of death. The investigation is continuing.