Suspect in Beech Grove officer shooting transferred to state prison for safekeeping

Man accused of killing police officer to move to Indiana Department of Correction facility

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The suspect in the murder of Beech Grove police officer has been moved to the Indiana Department of Correction for “safekeeping,” online court records show.

Kenneth Johnson, 47, was approved for the transfer by a Marion County judge on Wednesday. It’s not clear which facility he will be moved to.

Johnson faces several charges, including murder and attempted murder, in the shooting death of 33-year-old Beech Grove Police Ofc. Brian Elliott…

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