Message From The Sheriff
MESSAGE FROM SHERIFF
NICK WELDEN  ( read )
Phone:
EMERGENCY: 911
24 Hours:
256-845-3801
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256-845-3801
Address:
2801 Jordan Road SW
Fort Payne, AL 35968
Administrative Office:
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09/01/2014

Body Located in Ider

MEDIA RELEASE

 

For Immediate Release                                                                                 

September 1, 2014, 2014

 

                                             Body Located in Ider

  

Sheriff Jimmy Harris states as follows:

 

            Sheriff Jimmy Harris reports a body was found in a wooded area near Ider August 31, 2014 at approximately 4:00 PM.  The body appears to be that of a missing white male but that will be determined by Forensics.  The Body was discovered by riders on horseback after Ider Police Chief Crabtree asked them for assistance.  Investigators from the Dekalb County Sheriffs Office responded to the scene and started processing it for  evidence.  The body was removed Monday morning and sent to the Alabama Department of Forensics in Huntsville.  Investigators from the Center for Applied Forensics assisted in processing the scene and removal of the body.  This Investigation is ongoing and further information will be released when it is available.    Harris states “We had people working all night on this case, I hope we can get a positive ID soon and follow up on some leads developed so far,”