Man arrested in New Jersey, charged in 2016 death in Georgia

A man was arrested in New Jersey over the weekend and charged in the 2016 death of a Gainesville man, police said.

The decomposed body of Ricky Lee Sealey, who was reported missing in August 2016, was found in a vacant lot near the woods off Jesse Jewell Parkway, Gainesville police spokesman Sgt. Kevin Holbrook told AJC.com.

Michael Anthony Dean has been charged with murder after being arrested in New Jersey, Holbrook said. He was brought back to Hall County on Sunday.