“Deputies had a call about a domestic situation from residents (of an area where the woman in question was last seen) there on (State Route) 7,” Gallia County Sheriff Joe Browning said. “When deputies arrived, they determined, based on witness statements, that Tamela had left the scene on foot.”
Browning said witnesses lived right across State Route 7 from the Ohio River. Allegedly, there was light traffic at the time of the incident in question and minimal background noise. Family members thought they heard Tamela June Simpson, 33, of Cheshire, and recent newcomer from Dayton, near the area of the river. When Simpson’s brother went to check on her, he was unable to locate her.
