Body found in Barrow County believed to be man reported missing
The body of a man reported missing three months ago was believed to be found buried in Barrow County, according to Channel 2 Action News.
Montez Watson disappeared in February from Walton County, officials told the news station.
BREAKING: Horrible discovery in a Walton county missing person case. Sheriff says body was discovered buried today in a different county. @SophiaWSB will have full report at 4
— Christian Jennings (@CJenningsWSB) May 2, 2018
His body was thought to be discovered Wednesday on Fleeman Road in neighboring Barrow County. The GBI is on the scene.
Investigators are treating the case as a homicide, Channel 2 reported.
Damien Mercer of the Walton County Sheriff’s Office called a house they were searching a “crime scene” that “may be connected” to the body found in Barrow County.
The body has not been positively identified, GBI spokeswoman Nelly Miles said.
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