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SHERIFF'S OFFICE INVESTIGATING POSSIBLE HOMICIDE IN ALTHEIMER

12/05/2019

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MEDIA CONTACT

Alicia Dorn

Communications Director/Public Information Officer

Office: 870-541-5351/Cell: 870-329-5638

Email: alicia.dorn@jeffcoso.org

SHERIFF'S OFFICE INVESTIGATING POSSIBLE HOMICIDE IN ALTHEIMER: Jefferson County, Arkansas - December 5, 2019 - The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is investigating a possible homicide in Altheimer, Arkansas.

On December 4, 2019 at 2:38 p.m., deputies were dispatched to a residence in Altheimer to conduct a welfare check. A friend of the victim had been concerned after not seeing the victim for a few days. It was also learned that the victim had also been missing from work.  

Upon arrival, deputies discovered a deceased white male in the residence with injuries to the body.

The JCSO Criminal Investigations Division is currently investigating the incident as a homicide. The investigation is ongoing and more information will be released as it becomes available.