August 10, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
Investigators from several law enforcement agencies converged on New Bildad Road Friday where a body was found inside a vehicle in a cornfield.
Sheriff Patrick Ray issued the following prepared statement.
“At approximately 3:23 pm on August 9, 2024, the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department received a call of a body that was found on New Bildad Road Smithville. Members of the Smithville Police Department, DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department, Warren County Sheriff‘s Department, District Attorney General Offices from both DeKalb and Warren County and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agents from both DeKalb and Warren County were summoned to the scene. The body which was located in a vehicle was found in a cornfield. The body will be sent to Nashville TN for an autopsy by the State Medical Examiner’s Office to determine the identity of the person. No more details are available at this time. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Smithville Police Department, DeKalb County and Warren County Sheriff‘s Departments are investigating the case”.