The Zanesville man accused of shooting and killing 21 year-old Martisa Palmer on New Year’s Eve has been indicted by a grand jury and is scheduled to appear in common pleas court Wednesday.

Dustin R. Cox, 24, is charged with one count of aggravated murder with a firearm, an unclassified felony, one count of tampering with evidence with a firearm specification, a third-degree felony, and one count of murder, an unclassified felony.

Cox is accused of shooting and killing Palmer at a home located at 609 Pershing Rd. on Dec. 31.

Police were called to the address around 3:21 a.m. for a disturbance where they later found the victim’s body.

According to a press release from Zanesville Police Chief Tony Coury, Cox was found in a parked vehicle outside a south east Zanesville residence later that afternoon.

For more information on this story:

• Zanesville Police investigating shooting death of 21 year-old woman
• Man accused of murder arraigned in Zanesville Municipal Court