Kentucky State Police conducting a death investigation in Allen County

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Kentucky State Police is conducting a death investigation after a man was found dead in the Adolphus area of Allen County.

KSP received a call from the Allen County Sheriff’s Office just after 10 a.m. Tuesday morning requesting KSP to investigate.

The investigation indicated that James E. Russell, 55, of Westmoreland, Tenn. was found in a field near his vehicle in the 200 block of Andrew Jackson Highway in Allen County.

Russell was reported missing to Tennessee authorities earlier Tuesday morning.

A cause of death is unknown at this time and an autopsy and toxicology have been scheduled for Wednesday at the State Medical Examiners Office in Louisville.

The  investigation is ongoing and no other information has been released at this time.