Ohio man arrested in abduction, death of pizza driver

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NASHPORT, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio man was arrested in theabduction and slaying of a pizza delivery
driver whose body was found ata state park, authorities said Friday.Adam Charles Burris, 32,has not been
charged in the death of the delivery worker. But theCambridge man is being held on a warrant for unrelated
domestic violencecharges, Guernsey County Sheriff Michael McCauley told reporters at anews conference. No
attorney information was available for Burris.McCauleysaid Burris is believed to have abducted and killed
26-year-old KaylaThompson, who did not return from a delivery run on Thursday.Adeputy went to her last
delivery address, where a woman told the officerthat she had seen her boyfriend, Burris, in the delivery
driver’svehicle.Authorities said they used Burris’ cellphone to track and stop him on Interstate 70, where
he was taken into custody.McCauleysaid Burris then led authorities to Thompson’s body near a boat ramp
atDillon State Park in neighboring Muskingum County, about 65 miles eastof Columbus. The sheriff said
without his help, officers would not haveknown to look there.McCauley told reporters that the only
knownconnection between Burris and Thompson, also of Cambridge, was that shebrought him pizza.An autopsy was
being performed Friday to determine the cause of death.Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All
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