A Salem man is behind bars after an alleged arson and murder. Indiana State Police say that at approximately 7 p.m. on Tuesday, firefighters responded to a mobile home fire at 221 Teresa Street in Salem. After the fire was extinguished, a burned human body was found inside of the mobile home. The Salem City Police Department was at the scene and requested Indiana State Police Crime Scene Investigators and Indiana State Police Detectives to assist. ISP says that the owner of the home, 28-year-old Joshua B. Risinger, was found and interviewed. As a result of that interview, Risinger was arrested on preliminary charges of Murder and Arson.

The victim that was located inside of the mobile home has not yet been identified. An autopsy was performed Wednesday morning by the Kentucky Medical Examiner’s Office in Louisville. That autopsy wasn’t conclusive and authorities are awaiting the results of a further testing.