A deceased person found April 30 in the 2500 block of Glazypeau Road has been identified as Joseph Darnell Frazier, 48, of Hot Springs, the Garland County Sheriff's Department said in a release Tuesday.
Frazier had been reported missing out of the Hot Springs Police Department on Feb. 8. The cause of death has still not been determined and "this is still considered an active investigation," Deputy Courtney Kizer, the department's public information officer, said in the release.
On April 30, at around 5:11 p.m., the Garland County Communication Center received a call in reference to a deceased person located in the 2500 block of West Glazypeau Road in Mountain Pine.
Deputies, sheriff's investigators and the Garland County coroner responded to the scene and the body found was sent to the state crime lab to determine identity and cause of death.
The HSPD post about Frazier indicated he had not been in contact with his family since Feb. 3. Additionally, he had missed scheduled medical appointments and had not reported to work, it said.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to email sheriff's Investigator J.D. Crow at [email protected] or call 501-622-3751, the release said.