Fairburn police have made an arrest in the slaying of a man whose body was discovered Sunday along a woodline behind a motel.

The body was found around 11:30 a.m. Sunday behind the Efficiency Lodge, an extended-stay motel on Senoia Road in Fairburn.

Anthony M. Bethea Jr. was arrested Sunday night and booked into the Fulton County Jail, charged with murder, according to Fairburn police Sgt. Anthony Bazydlo.

The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office has tentatively identified the victim, but is awaiting verification from next-of-kin before releasing the victim’s name.

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Helen Gilbert places flowers on her brother Eurie Martin’s grave at Camp Spring Baptist Church in Sandersville. Her brother died eight years ago. Three former Washington County deputies are accused of causing his death and are set to stand trial Monday. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

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