Danville Ohio - A Police Officer was found shot to death after a woman called the police to say her boyfriend Herschel Ray Jones was out to kill a cop

A police officer has been found dead behind the municipal building in Danville, Ohio, and a suspect is in custody, authorities said Monday.

Knox County Sheriff David Shaffer says in a statement early Monday that authorities received a call just before midnight from a woman saying that police officers in Danville were in danger, and that her ex-boyfriend, Herschel Ray Jones, had weapons and was looking to kill an officer.

Shaffer says dispatchers tried to make contact with the Danville officer, but were unsuccessful. The Knox County Sheriff's Office then searched the village.

About 20 minutes after the initial call to dispatchers, Danville Officer Thomas Cottrell was found dead on the ground behind the Danville Municipal Building and his service weapon had been taken, Shaffer said.

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