Ross Co. murder suspect arrested after five-day search By Mark Branham - McKenzie Caldwell Bainbridge resident Thomas Wyatt Pooler, 25, was taken into custody after nearly a week on the run, according to the Ross County Sheriff’s Office. On Dec. 13, Ross County Sheriff George W. Lavender Jr. reported that his office had obtained a warrant charging Pooler with a murder that occurred during a Bainbridge incident in the early morning hours of Saturday, Dec. 12. At the time, Pooler was considered armed and dangerous, Lavender said. Pooler was arrested in Peebles on Thursday, according to Adams County Sheriff’s Department Detective Sam Purdin.