19-year-old charged with murder after striking man with pickup truck

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A 19-year-old central Ohio man has been charged with murder after authorities said he intentionally ran over another man with his pickup truck on Tuesday.

Joshua Harper, of Westerville, was taken into custody after the deadly incident on Fancher Road in Harlem Township around noon on Tuesday, according to the Delaware County Sheriff's Office.

Harper got into a verbal dispute with 37-year-old Matthew Cox when Harper "used his vehicle as a weapon" and ran over Cox who was on foot.

Cox was pronounced dead on the scene. Harper is being held in the Delaware County Jail and is awaiting arraignment, the sheriff's office said.