Will boaters who found the body of escaped inmate receive reward money?

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT)- It is not known if the boater who found Bradley Gillespie’s body will receive any reward money.

Several agencies, including the United States Marshals, offered a reward of up to $20,000 for information leading to the arrest of Gillespie.

The Henderson Police Department added $10,000 on top of that. Bringing the total to $30,000 dollars.

Eyewitness News reached out to the United States Marshals to ask if anyone would receive the money. 

Anne Murphy, Asst. Chief U.S. Marshal, said, “The Marshal service will not release information. We will continue to work with our local partners, but we don’t release information like that to anyone, even the media, considered confidential information.”