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UPDATE: Suspect arrested in killing of teen found along Georgia road

Utility workers found body of 18-year-old on side of the road Monday

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By Stephanie Toone
Updated Oct 15, 2020

Authorities have arrested a suspect accused of killing an 18-year-old, whose body was found alongside a roadway Monday in rural Haralson County.

The Haralson County Sheriff’s Office has charged Brinden Corey Barker with murder, felony murder and aggravated assault in the death of Hoyt Taylor Daniel, who they believe was killed Sunday. At some point Monday, utility workers found Daniel’s body in the 3000 block of U.S. Highway 78 in Haralson County, according to a media release from the sheriff’s office.

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The victim was found along the side of the roadway at the end of his father’s driveway, investigators have determined. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation Crime Scene Unit, Haralson County Sheriff’s Office and other agencies are investigating this incident.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Haralson County Sheriff’s Office at 770-646-2011.

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