The St. Joseph Police Department has ruled the death of a man found in Corby Pond Tuesday as a suicide.

The body of 62-year-old Eddie Dewayne Wise of St. Joseph was pulled from Corby Pond Tuesday afternoon.  Wise’s body was found after two kids had snagged pieces of clothing while fishing.  When officers got there a short time later they located his body in the water.  Corby Pond was quickly closed off to visitors and the Parkway closed off in both directions in the area while detectives investigated the scene.

In court documents obtained by the St. Joseph Post Det. Eric Powell submitted an affidavit for a search warrant of Wise’s home during the course of the investigation.  The affidavit states that Wise was found, “dead by an apparent wound on the back of his head.  A large puncture wound was located on the back of the head, an autopsy revealed a metal object approximately three inches in length lodged in his brain.”

The document requested a search warrant for the home Wise was staying at at 6016/6018 N. 22nd Terr. St.  In the documentation Powell signed off on a statement that said “At this time it is unknown where the murder occurred as Wise was staying at the above address and a residence located at 3509 Sacramento St.”

However, a news release issued Thursday by the police department said after an extensive investigation surrounding Wise’s death there was no evidence to support any kind of foul play.

“During the course of the investigation overwhelming evidence was developed which supports this determination,” said Capt. Jeff Wilson of the St. Joseph Police Department.