Tyler Ward Enix, a Knoxville man wanted in connection with the death of his estranged wife and an AMBER Alert regarding their child, was captured in Ohio Thursday morning.
Enix, 36, was added to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s (TBI) Top Ten Most Wanted fugitive list the morning of Oct. 29 and was captured just hours later, according to a release from the TBI.
Enix was wanted by the Knoxville Police Department and the TBI for first degree murder.
On Oct. 28, Enix’s wife Kimberly was found murdered in her apartment, according to the release. Neighbors told officials they saw Tyler Enix driving away from the apartment in his wife’s car before she was discovered. Brooklynne Enix, 2, the shared daughter of Tyler and Kimberly, had been missing since the incident.
The AMBER Alert was issued Wednesday and Tyler Enix was captured in a rural area of Morrow County, Ohio.
“A citizen had heard the AMBER Alert on the radio and realized he was behind the vehicle referenced in the alert,” states the release. “The citizen called 911 and deputies with the Morrow County Sheriff’s Office responded and initiated a traffic stop. Enix was taken into custody without incident. His 2-year-old daughter Brooklynne was recovered and is safe.”
Enix was being interviewed by Ohio law enforcement authorities at the time of the release. Brooklynne was said to be with the county’s child services.
