Cold case arrest: Princess Anne man faces murder charges in 2010 Wicomico County shooting

Maryland State Police announced an arrest Monday in a Wicomico County homicide that's more than a decade old.

A grand jury indicted 32-year-old Ryan Joseph Ellis of Princess Anne on first- and second-degree murder charges in connection with a 2010 shooting in Hebron.

Troopers responded to a report of a shooting at a home in the 27200 block of Ocean Gateway in Hebron at 4:30 a.m. on Jan. 17, 2010, according to police.

The victim, 20-year-old Preston Hylan Morehouse of Melbourne, Florida, was found shot just inside the front door. Police said he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Back in 2010, investigators said Morehouse had arrived in Wicomico County in the two weeks before he was killed and had been staying with the owners of the home where he was shot.

Morehouse's mother told The Daily Times he was supposed to be spending about three weeks in Hebron with a friend before going on to visit his grandmother in Virginia, according to a story published in the paper's Feb. 21, 2011 edition.

At the time, Morehouse had been working his way up the ladder at his stepfather's car dealership, with plans in the works for him to take over the business someday.

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Investigators identified Ellis as a suspect in the fatal shooting, and he was arrested Monday morning after a grand jury handed down the indictment.

Police said Ellis was taken to the Wicomico County Detention Center where he is being held without bond.

This article originally appeared on Salisbury Daily Times: Cold case arrest: Man faces murder charges in 2010 Wicomico shooting