Body found off Rice Road
RIDGELAND — Police are awaiting DNA analysis in the case of a badly decomposed body discovered near the Bill Waller Crafts Center on the Reservoir, Wednesday.
The body was found Wednesday morning at approximately 9:47 a.m., in the woods across Rice Road from the crafts center, according to Police Chief Brian Myers.
“Ridgeland Police Department Officers responded to 900 block of Rice Road, in regards to the discovery of human remains approximately 30 feet into the tree line,” Myers said.
The remains were discovered by a surveyor who promptly alerted Ridgeland PD, myers said. Accoridng to the investigation, it was apparent that the decedent had been in the woods for many weeks.
“It looks like it has been there for quite a while,” Myers said.
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is assisting in the matter.
He said the victim’s identity will be released following DNA analysis of the remains.