Lakeland missing person case turns into homicide investigation

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — The Polk County Sheriff's Office has arrested two people involved in a missing person's case that turned into a homicide investigation.

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said Ethan Fussell, 21, was reported missing on May 7. He was last seen on Driggers Road in Lakeland.

Fussell was reportedly very close to Talon Page. Sheriff Judd said the two were best friends and considered each other brothers.

Authorities said Fussell was residing with Page at the time of her disappearance.

According to PCSO, blood was collected from Page's home and sent to the lab. the blood was confirmed to belong to Fussell.

Deputies also found a significant amount of blood on Driggers Road, where Fussell disappeared.

Witnesses reported seeing Page and Fussell involved in an argument, and officials believe the argument was either over drugs or money.

On June 2, deputies received a tip that Page and his friend, Adonai Moran-Rivera, had been seen at a home in Mulberry. Both men were arrested, but neither spoke to investigators.

Page and Moran-Rivera were both charged with tampering with evidence and accessory after the fact.

Ethan Fussell's body has still not been found. The investigation is ongoing.