Skip to Main Content

BODY DISCOVERED IN VEHICLE NEAR HIGHWAY 13; DEATH INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY

03/25/2020

Death-investigation-2.jpg

 

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

 

BODY DISCOVERED IN VEHICLE NEAR HIGHWAY 13; DEATH INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY: Jefferson County, Arkansas - March 25, 2020 - Jefferson County deputies discovered a body inside a vehicle near Highway 13 in Humphrey, Arkansas.

Deputies were notified of a suspicious vehicle in Humphrey at approximately 10 a.m. Upon arrival, deputies discovered the vehicle on a levee with a lifeless, white male inside.

The victim was later identified as 57-year-old Ray Daniel Ruffin, who was pronounced dead by Jefferson County Deputy Coroner Eric Belcher.

The cause of death has not yet been determined. This is an ongoing investigation.