Alabama Man Held in Georgia Case of Body Found in Toolbox

CEDARTOWN, Ga. (AP) — A suspect jailed in Alabama has been charged within the demise of a person whose physique was discovered stuffed in an deserted toolbox by a highway crew working in neighboring Georgia, authorities stated.

The sheriff’s workplace in Cherokee County, Alabama, stated 28-year-old Erik Hooper is charged with homicide and receiving stolen property. He remained jailed Saturday on $1.5 million bond.

Chief Deputy Josh Summerford stated in a information launch Friday that Hooper was charged in reference to the killing of 40-year-old Lachancey Williams of Cedartown, Georgia. On-line jail reserving info for Hooper didn’t say whether or not he has an legal professional representing him.

A highway crew in Polk County, Georgia, discovered Williams’ physique wrapped in a tarp and stuffed in a toolbox left by a dust highway on March 15. Polk County and Cherokee County sit on reverse sides of the Georgia-Alabama line.

Cherokee County Sheriff Jeff Shaver stated investigators are nonetheless on the lookout for an individual of curiosity wished for questioning concerning the case.

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