Suspected human bones found in field in county

Bones believed to be human remains were found Sunday afternoon in a field at the end of Marney Lane, located off the 100 block of Akers Road, according to a Garland County sheriff's incident report.

A city employee, 34, found the remains around 1 p.m. and notified the sheriff's department. Cpl. Jeremy Simpson and Deputy Andrew Goodman responded to the scene and taped off the area until investigators got there.

Deputy Coroner Ryan Hamilton responded to the scene and reportedly confirmed the bones found were human.

The remains were sent to the state crime lab in Little Rock for positive identification, Sgt. John Schroeder said Monday, noting no other information is known at this time.

Local on 03/20/2018

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