Worley, 61, was found dead inside a home in the 100 block of North Jackson Street on Jan. 20.
Poe also allegedly lied, police said, and changed her story about whether she knew when Worley had died.
Worley was dead inside his home for more than 12 hours before a friend walked into the police station the afternoon of Jan. 20 to report they had found him dead, according to a Springfield Police Division incident report.
Neighbors said Poe and her husband had once lived with the victim in his North Jackson Street home, but had moved out within the past few months.
Police have released few details in Worley’s death because the case is still an open investigation, Springfield Police Division Chief Stephen Moody said.
“We’re still talking to people and evaluating the forensic evidence that was collected at the scene,” he said.
Information from the autopsy conducted at the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office will also be evaluated, Moody said. Officers found Worley “deceased with injuries to his body,” according to court records, but police haven’t released how they believe the victim died.
“Whoever is subsequently indicted on this case has a right to a fair trial and that case needs to be tried in the court of law, that’s the venue for the case,” Moody said.
Two other men are listed in the court records detailing Poe’s arrest. No suspects in the homicide have been named, but Moody confirmed detectives do have a person or persons of interest.
“At some point in time here, hopefully in the next week or two, we’ll be presenting a case to the Clark County grand jury for indictment,” he said.
Investigators alleged they found the knife — which was listed as a possible “item used during (Worley’s) death” in a court affidavit — when detectives went to Poe’s home Monday to question her, police said.
Springfield police conducted a search warrant at 11 ½ S. Shaffer Street on Jan. 20, according to court records.
“I do hope that they solve this crime and I’m glad they found the evidence here,” said Karen Hughey, one of Poe’s neighbors.
Worley’s death is the second homicide death in the city in 2015.
Davon Watters, 25, of Springfield has been indicted on charges of murder, felony murder, three counts of felonious assault, discharge of a firearm on or near prohibited premises, illegal conveyance of prohibited items onto the grounds of a government facility and tampering with evidence in the Jan. 9 shooting death of a 23-year-old Columbus woman in Springfield.
About the Author