Body of wanted man found in Jennings County

The police search for a Madison man is over. Jennings County Sheriff Gary Driver says that officers found the body of 26-year-old Joseph Guadagnoli inside a home in the Paris Crossing area. He died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Sheriff Driver says that Guadagnoli eluded deputies since the early morning hours of Tuesday, July 17th when deputies attempted to serve an arrest warrant for him. He notes that Guadagnoli was wanted on a Parole Violation Warrant through Madison Parole District.

Jennings County Sheriff’s Deputy Kyle Lee was patrolling the area when he observed an open door to a home which had previously been noted as closed. Upon further investigation, deputies located a back door that had been forced open. Deputies conducted a safety sweep off the home, which led to the discovery of Guadagnoli’s body. Authorities say that no one else was in the home.