UPDATE on Body Found in Burnt Car inGeneva County
Matt BosterViewed: 11082
Posted by: Matt Boster
Date: May 16 2019 4:23 PM
GENEVA COUNTY: On Tuesday, May 14, 2019, the ALEA State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) responded to a death investigation on State Highway 167 in Hartford, at the request of Geneva County Sheriff Tony Helms.
At approximately 5:00 p.m., Hartford Police and Geneva County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a citizen’s complaint of a burned vehicle on Alabama Highway 167 near the Choctawhatchee River. When officers arrived, they found a vehicle burned beyond recognition along with human remains.
SBI Agents arrived and processed evidence at the scene while working with local law enforcement to conduct numerous search warrants and interviews. The Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences conducted an autopsy on the deceased, whose identity has yet to be confirmed.
On Wednesday, May 15, 2019, Chad Dewayne Brogdon, 36 years old, of Level Plains, was identified as a person of interest. Brogdon was located by a Geneva County Deputy and taken to the Geneva County Sheriff’s Office for questioning.
On Thursday, May 16, 2019, SBI Agents obtained arrest warrants for Brogdon, who is charged with Murder and Abuse of a Corpse. SBI Agents arrested Brogdon, placing him in the Dale County Jail with no bond.
<- back